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Show SHET YO' EYES AND SLEEP. (Cincinnati Enquirer.) Shet yo" eyes an' go to sleep, yo' little raskii: Yo' been rarin' 'round tie bouse do livelong live-long day, Makin' noise enough to set a pusson crazy, Er-git-tin'; into everybody's way Er-grabliii' at de-sugar an de raisins Kr-spllllir all de 'lasses on i floah Ef I tell old Sandy Claus about yo' mischief mis-chief He jess 'round an" not coma back no moan. , So yo' bettah not be winkin' an' r-blinkin", r-blinkin", It'll make him mighty angrv if yo' peep. Shet yo" yes an' go to sleep, yo' littie raskil! Shet yo' eyes an' go to sleep! De silber moon am sliinin' in de wimlah An' de little stars am lookin' down to see! An' I spec dey's jest de eyes of little angels Dt de Lawd has put to watchln" y u and me. Dcy look an' see old Sandy Claus a'-comin' a'-comin' An Ah reckon dat's 3e reason why dcy shine. Oh, he's comin' with his little sleigh reindeers. An" lie's gwinn- to bring man baby suinpin' fine' In yo" dreams yo'll hear his bells go jingle, jingle! Down de rhtmley in yo" dreams yo 11 see him ercvo! Shet yo" eyes an' go to sleep, yo" little raskil! Shet yo' eyes an' go to sleep! Ah done hung up yo' stockin' by de cliimley. Ah sot yo' little shoes right by de doah; Ah laid vo' littie jacket on de table. Ah picked yo' little pants up off dc floah. An' Ah guess Ah won't tell Sandy h"W yo" acted Jess because vo' didn't want to go to b-d An' Ah ain't agwine to tell him yo' was cryin'. An Ah ain't agwine to tell him what ;;o' said. Fob de bestest thing is fob dc bestest chlllen. An' tonight vo' surely acted up a heup! Shet yo' eyes an' go to sleep, yu' little rkskil! Shet yo' eyes an' go to sleep! Prcttv soon dev'Il be a pattah an' a uhat-tah. uhat-tah. An' o!' Sandy Claus'U stop right by de gate. Den Ah spec' yo'll squeal an' wondah what's de inattah! An" vo'l! wish yo' hadn't stayed awake so late. His reindeers'Il be danein' an' er-pranein' An' bis sleigh bells'U be ringin' fit to . . , , Yo'cl bettah go to sleep (in stop yo laf-f laf-f in' ! He'll bear vo' cf yo' don't keep mighty still! Cliinby. climb! He's comin' right up on de housetop! Creepy, creepy, down de chimley, creepv, creep! Shet yo' eyca an' go to sleep, yo' little raskil! Shet yo' eyes an' go to sleep! |