Zhere, zhere, 'ittul b'o', sistuh 'll wock you to s'eep Hush-a-bye O, darlene, wock-a-bye, b'o', An' tell you the stowy about the b'ack sheep-- Wock-a-bye, my 'ittul b'over. A boy onct said "b'ack sheep, you dot any wool?" "Uh-huhm," said the lambie, "I dot free bags full." An' where Murry went w'y the lamb's sure to doe, They's mowe of zis stowy--I dess I don' know; But hush-a-bye O, darlene, wock-a-bye b'o', Wock-a-bye, my 'ittul b'over. O, mama says buddy tomed stwaight down from Dod; Hush-a-bye O, uh-huhm, wock-a-bye b'o', At doctuh mans bwunged him, now is n't zhat odd-- Wock-a-bye, my 'ittul b'over. For papa says, "doctuhs is thiefs so zhey be." An' thiefs tain't det up into Heaven you see: I dess w'en one comes up an' dets sent below, He's dot to bwing wif him a baby or so; Hush-a-bye O, uh-huhm, wock-a-bye b'o', Wock-a-bye, my 'ittul b'over. But sistuh loves b'o' anyhow if he's dood, Hush-a-bye O, sweetie, wock-a-bye b'o', Better 'n tandy er infalid's food-- Wock-a-bye, sistuh's own b'over. An' some day when buddy drows up to a man, W'y sistuh an' him 'ull 'ist harness ol' Fan, An dwive off to Heaven the fuist zhing you know, An' bwing ever' baby back what wants to doe. Zhen hush-a-bye O, sweetie, wock-a-bye b'o', Wock-a-bye, sistuh's own b'over. James Sears: A Naughty Person A naughty person ... walketh with a forward mouth. He winketh with his eyes, he speaketh with his feet, he teacheth with his fingers;... he deviseth mischief continually;... Therefore shall his calamity come suddenly; suddenly shall he be broken without remedy.--_Proverbs_, vi. 12-15.