Lyrics
(English folk song)
1. The moon shines bright, The stars give a light,
A little before ’tis day.
Our heavenly Father He called to us
And bid us to wake and pray.
2. Awake, awake! O pretty pretty maid,
Out of your drowsy dream,
And step into your dairy below
And fetch me a bowl of cream.
See also
- spring songs
- songs with the major pentascale (going down) in the melody
- songs with fermatas
- songs with I IV V chords
- source: The Child’s Own Music Book, The Largest Collection of Mothers’ and Children’s Songs, Musical Games and Piano Music Ever Published, Covering Completely All Phases of Child Life, Wier, 1918
- Song with chords (PDF)
- MIDI file
- Listen to the song
