Original Lyrics for Daddy’s Lullabies

Re-Bop Records RB104 — ©1996

SAVING YOUR SLEEPIES

You been saving your sleepies ‘til the nighttime,
You wouldn’t take a nap no way!
You said, “I’m saving my sleepies ‘til the nighttime,
Don’t want to nap away an awful nice new day!”

Now you’ve saved up your sleepies ‘til the night time
I couldn’t make you take a nap, no way!
Since you saved all your sleepies ‘til the night time,
How come all you wanna do tonight is play?

Someday, when you’re all grown up,
You won’t mind when it’s time for bed!
Maybe you better practice up, now
Try ‘n’ be a sleepyhead!

You been saving your sleepies ‘til the night time,
You wouldn’t take a nap no way!
You been saving your sleepies ‘til the night time,
Don’t want to nap away an awful nice new day!

You been saving your sleepies ‘til the night time,
But you’re having trouble sleeping now, you say?
Darlin’, do like Daddy does, I bet in no time,
You’ll be dozin’ off to sleep the daddy way!
There’s no way you’ll stay awake, no way!

WAFFLE DREAMS

Couldn’t help but notice how you
Seem a little glum, chum...
Lemme tuck you in
And I’ll guess how come....

’Cause your not hardly sleepy but
I make you go night, night
It makes you very awfully grumpily, right?

Well, here’s a little thought that’ll
Maybe cheer you up some
Give you something nice ‘n’ sweet
To dream about, Sugar Plum
If you settle down now
And sleep tight, you just might
Wake up to awful good waffles all right!

Awful good waffles would
Prob’ly cheer you up some --
Wallowing in puddles of
Gooey maple syrup, YUM!
Swallowing a great big
Buttery bite might
Make you awful wafflely jolly all right!

Then sweet dreams, waffle dreams
With strawberries and whipped cream
Or lotsa maple syrup, YUM!
Oh yawn! Ho hum!
If you go to sleep now
You will see at daylight
Papa cookin’ awful good waffles. That’s right!
When early morning comes,
All soaked in sunlight,
You’ll be eatin’ awful good waffles all right!
Fillin’ up with awful good waffles all right!
Sweet dreams, waffle dreams,
G’night!

BABY BEAR’S LULLABY

I’m your Mama Bear’s Hubby,
You’re my Baby Bear Cubby,
I’m lucky you lub me
The way I lubba you
The Mama, the Hubby,
And the Baby Bear Cubby
Oh, isn’t it lubbely
To sleep the night through?

Papa Bear loves hard beds,
Mama Bear loves soft beds,
And Baby’s “just right” bed is
Somewhere in between
There’s porridge on the table,
Just eat what you’re able
Can YOU hardly wait ‘til
You can lick your bowl clean?

Now I’ll tell you a story,
A Daddy Bear story,
It starts “Once upon a time”
The tears turn to laughter
And “happily ever after”
And everything works out just fine! (Just right!)

Everything works out fine!

DANCE TO YOUR DADDY

Dance to your daddy, my little baby,
Dance to your daddy, my little lamb,
You shall have a fish and you shall have a fin,
And you shall have a haddock when the boat comes in.

Dance to your daddy, my little baby,
Dance to your daddy, my little lamb.
You shall have a fishy in a little dishy
You shall have a fishy when the boat comes in.

DRIFT AWAY, BABY

Rockabye baby, down on your pillow
Swift flows the river so still and so deep
Sailing away, far over the billows
Bound for that beautiful haven of sleep

Drift away, baby, among the green islands
Lower the sail and away with the oar
Singing their sweet songs, birds in the highlands
Answer the waves on the coral strewn shore

Rockabye baby, fairies are singing
Light are their feet as they trip o’er the sand
Far o’er the mountain echoes are ringing
Borne on the breeze of this mystical land

Visions the rarest dreams of bright flowers
Visit my babe in this wonderful clime
Rest thee my darling through the bright hours
Knowing no sorrow and heedless of time

Rockabye baby, down on your pillow
Swift flows the river so still and so deep
Papa’s own little one, now do not weep
Rockabye baby, go to sleep

DADDY’S LULLABIES

Little ears, so petal soft, hear your Daddy sing
Little fingers hold your Daddy’s pinky, like a ring
Honey-kisses on your tummy soothe your waking cry,
Sha-Sha, everybody loves you ... no one more than I

Sometimes Daddy’s gone to work, rushing out the door,
Sometimes Daddy’s gone a-hunting, at the grocery store
But what Daddy loves the most when night is drawing nigh
Is to hold his baby close for a Daddy lullaby

Now I lay you down, let slumber kiss your eyes
You’ll be safe and sound, wrapped up in your Daddy’s lullabies.

Sometimes Daddy’s gone a-hunting, sometimes gone to sea,
But wherever Daddy’s gone to, he’ll be back, you’ll see!
’Cause what Daddy loves the most when night is drawing nigh,
Is to hold his baby bunting close for a Daddy lullaby

Now I lay you down, let slumber kiss your eyes
You’ll be safe and sound, wrapped up in your Daddy’s lullabies.

NO SWEETER MUSIC

As free as a songbird
In a new morning sky
There’s no sweeter music
Than a tired baby’s sigh

As pure as a birdsong
As clear and as true
As sure as the night is long
That’s my love for you

Like the white-throated sparrow
Alone in the dawn
There’s no sweeter music
Than a child’s first song

No miracle greater
No more precious thing
There’s no sweeter music
Than the love children bring

As full as the ocean
As wild as a storm
That’s the way I felt
The day you were born

On wings, like a sparrow,
Joyful and free
So sings my heart as
I rock you to sleep

So sings my heart as
I rock you to sleep

DADDY’S STAYIN’ HOME

Sleepy eyes, Sleepyhead,
Sleepy baby go to bed
Daddy loves you, don’t you know?
Daddy’s never going to go
No, no no...
’Cause Daddy’s stayin’ home

Rock the cradle with a song
Sleepy baby, won’t be long
You’ll be dreamin’ safe ‘til dawn
Daddy’s never never goin’
No, no, no...
’Cause daddy’s stayin’ home

If I’m gone for a minute
Well, that’s a minute too long
I start to think about your cradle
With little you in it
And I rush right back with a song

I know that you’ll be risin’ with the sun
Time to play and have some fun
But now it’s time to drift away
Daddy’s always goin’ to stay
With you, you , you
Yes, your Daddy’s stayin’ home
Daddy’s stayin’ home

BUTTERFLIES AND TURTLES

Butterfly
Flutters by
In the sky
Over any hurdle

On the ground
Green and brown
Makes no sound
Slow goes the turtle

No one knows
Where turtle goes
But I suppose
He’s lookin’ for a brother

Sweet surprise
Butterfly glides,
Lands and rides
On the back of another

Says “Hello,
How well I know
About goin’ slow...
I was a caterpillar”

Then turtle knew
His wish came true
Out of the blue
Came his butterfly brother

ROCKABYE FLYING TRAPEZE

Fly through the air on your flying trapeze
Hang from the moon, swing in the breeze
Nod off to sleep with the greatest of ease
High on your rockabye flying trapeze

Pink northern lights softly shimmer and sway
As you reach your toes toward the white Milky Way
Above the Big Dipper, swing by your knees
High on your rockabye flying trapeze

With wind in your hair and stars in your eyes
I sing calliope lullabies
You cry, “Look at me! I can fly, fly, fly!”

Fly over meadows, counting your sheep
Like Little Boy Blue, fall fast asleep
Then when you’re ready, call “Look out below!”
And Daddy will catch you and never let go

And Daddy will catch you and never let go

MAN IN THE MOON

There’s a man in the moon
And he’s been there forever
And he sings this tune
And he doesn’t stop, not ever
Ooh doo doo doo doo doo doo
Ooh doo doo doo doo
Ooh doo doo doo doo doo doo
Ooh doo doo doo.

There’s a man in the moon
And he knows what you’re thinkin’
When you’re glad, he smiles
When you’re tired, his eyes are blinkin’
Ooh doo doo doo...

The man in the moon
Never stops his beamin’
He loves you so well
He watches while you’re dreamin’
Ooh doo doo doo doo...

There’s a man in the moon
And he’s been there forever
And he sings this tune
And he doesn’t stop, not ever
Ooh doo doo doo...