And oh, so tenderly bring them away?

The paths are winding and past all finding

By all save the storks, who understand

The gates and the highways and the intricate byways

That lead to Babyland.

All over the valley of Babyland

Sweet flowers bloom in the soft green moss.

And under the blooms fair, and under the leaves there,

Lie little heads like spools of floss.

With a soothing number, the river of slumber