Posted by sherry on April 28, 2006 at 12:26:49:
has anyone ever heard of this lullaby-Blanket Bay? It has been sung to many babies in our family, going back about 5 generations now. I'm now singing it to my grandson. It goes like this...
THERES A SHIP SAILS AWAY AT THE CLOSE OF EACH DAY --SAILS AWAY TO THE
LAND OF DREAMS . MAMAS LITTLE BOY BLUE IS THE CAPTAIN & CREW--ON THAT
WONDERFUL SHIP --CALLED "THE WHITE PILLOWSLIP ". WHEN THE DAYS PLAY IS
O"ER & THE TOYS ON THE FLOOR --BRUSHED ASIDE BY A LITTLE BROWN
HAND--MAMA KISSES BOY BLUE--PAPA HUGS HIM UP TOO---THERE WERE TEARS IN
THEIR EYES AS THEY SANG "BLANKET BAY " ALL ABOARD FOR BLANKET BAY
-WONT BE BACK TIL THE BREAK OF DAY . ROLL HIM AROUND IN HIS LITTLE
WHITE SHEET --TIL YOU CANT SEE HIS LITTLE BARE FEET --THEN YOU TUCK HIM
UP IN HIS TRUNDLE BED--SHIP AHOY !-LITTLE SLEEPY HEAD . BLESS MAMA
-BLESS PAPA- & SAIL AWAY ! ALL ABOARD FOR BLANKET BAY! THERE WAS ONE
NITE THIS SHIP TOOK A WONDERFUL TRIP & THE CAPTAIN CAME HOME THE NEXT
DAY--WITH HIS LITTLE VOICE HUSHED & HIS LITTLE FACE FLUSHED-FROM A FEVER
HED CAUGHT IN THE SLUMBERLAND PAUGHT. MAMA WATCHED BY HIS BED TIL THE
OLD DOCTOR SAID " HES ASLEEP- DANGERS PAST-COME AWAY. ALL ABOARD FOR
BLANKET BAY--WONT BE BACK TIL THE BREAK OF DAY . ROLL HIM AROUND IN HIS
LITTLE WHITE SHEET-TIL YOU CANT SEE HIS LITTLE BARE FEET--THEN YOU TUCK
HIM UP IN HIS TRUNDLE BED- " SHIP AHOY " -LITTLE SLEEPY HEAD. BLESS
MAMA BLESS PAPA & SAIL AWAY --ALL ABOARD FOR BLANKET BAY !
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