"Whip-poor Will! Whip-poor Will!"
Tell me now what Will has done.
Who's to whip him, dear?
Is he some scamp full of fun
That is straying near?
Have you caught him at your nest
By the ones you love the best?
"Whip-poor-Will! Whip-poor-Will!"
That is all you seem to say,
Little bird so shy.