Pretty One, Sleep - song lyrics 
American Old-time song lyrics from www.traditionalmusic.co.uk 
PRETTY ONE, SLEEP. Copyright, 1888, by Willis Woodward & Co. Words by Edwin Bethel. Music by Victor Hawley. 
Of all the songs I love to hear, Is one my mother sang to me When I was but a little child, As she rocked me on her knee; Its music was so sweet and low, It soothed me into kindly sleep; Its melody is dear to me, In my heart these loving words I'll keep: 
Chorus. Hush-o-bye baby, no longer cry, Nought shall e'er harm thee, mother is nigh; Soft be thy slumber, vigils I'll keep, Go to sleep, darling, pretty one, sleep. 
Yodle. A lio e ho, a lio e ho, a lio e ho, a lio e ho, A lio e ho, a lio e ho, a lio e ho, e lio. 
Refrain. Go to sleep, go to sleep. 
No kindly hand now smoothes my brow, Her loving voice no more I hear; Her smiles no longer on me beam, Alone I shed my bitter tears. Tho' she has gone so far from me, Her spirit ever hovers near; But when I, too, shall pass away, Be this the last song I shall hear:-Cho., Cho. & Ref.