When the stars go to sleep,
The babies awake,
And they prattle and sparkle all day;
Then the stars light their lamps,
And their playtime they take,
While the babies are sleeping away.
So good night, little baby,
And shut up your eyes;
Let the stars now have their turn at play;
They soon will begin
To shoot through the skies,
And dance in the bright milky way.
No, no, my dear nurse,
I cannot go to sleep;
Since you've put the thought into my head,
Let us have with the stars
One game at bo-peep;
Then good night, and a kiss, and to bed.
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Oh if only this were true and the 2 o'clock feed and disturbed nights were just a dream.
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I love the sweet fantasy writes and this write being 173 years old is as beautiful as any. I wonder what the game of bo-peep is--another name of hid-n-seek maybe? Also would like to know which was written first this poem or Little Bo Peep the nursery rhyme? Shut up your eyes is a different way to say close your eyes and that is what I like to see with reads-the different wording.
Amanda -
These lyrics were sweet. I liked this poem a lot. I hope that this person also keeps writing, if he/she is still alive.
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