Hush-a-bye, Close You' Eye - song lyrics 
American Old-time song lyrics from www.traditionalmusic.co.uk 
HUSH-A-BYE, CLOSE YOU' EYE. Copyright, 1898, by Wm. J. Lefavour. By Joseph Dignam. 
Mammy's cullud baby sweet, hush-a-bye, close you' eye; Kiss you' hands an' kiss you' feet, hush-a-bye, close you' eye; Niggah's fat an' white folks skinny, angels roun' in old Virginny, Watching mammy's pickaninny, hush-a-bye, close you' eye. 
Refrain. Up an' down on mammy's knee, you teetah, A-cooing in you' precious baby way. You' mammy's keepin' time un to de meetah. While troo' de doo' she heah de banjo play; You needn't mind dat nasty buzzin' 'skeetah. You' mammy's gwine ter brush away dat fly, Dey bites de baby kase dey know he sweetah, Hush a-bye, close you' eye. 
Kinky hair and shiny face, bush-a-bye. close you' eye! No white baby takes yo' place, hush-a-bye, close you' eye! Mammy's glad you is a nigger, wouldn't change you' blessed flggah, 'Cept to have yo' grow up bigger, hush-a-bye, close you' eye.-Cho. 
You was bawn down in de South, hush-a-bye, close you' eye: Wid dat watermlllion mouth, hush-a-bye, close you' eye. 'Possum t'ink it drefful funny, you can't eat him, byme, my sunny; Git you 'possom teef, my honey, hush-a-bye, close you' eye!.-Ref. 
You done keep you black eye shet, hush-a-bye close you' eye: Els' you find out what you get, hush-a-bye, close you' eye! What you want, you blessed sinner. had you bre'fast, suppah, dlnnah; Want too much fo' young beginnah, hush-a bye, close you' eye!-Ref.