King of the Snakes, The: And Other Folk-Lore Stories from Uganda | Annotated Tale

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Uganda Lullaby

SLEEP, little warrior, sleep,
  For the hares in the forest are sleeping,
    The Moon looks down from the skies;
    Brighter than Stars are thine eyes;
And thy mother her vigil is keeping.
      Sleep, little warrior, sleep.

Sleep, little chieftain, sleep,
  For soon the world will be waking
    And babyhood gone
    Like the verse of a song;
Thy mother's heart may be breaking.
      Sleep, little chieftain, sleep.

Bibliographic Information

Tale Title: Uganda Lullaby
Tale Author/Editor: Baskerville, Mrs. George (Rosetta)
Book Title: King of the Snakes, The: And Other Folk-Lore Stories from Uganda
Book Author/Editor: Baskerville, Mrs. George (Rosetta)
Publisher: The Macmillan Co.
Publication City: New York
Year of Publication: 1922
Country of Origin: Uganda
Classification: Lullabies








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