For some reason, I just love lullabies. There is a particular one that my mom taught me when Rylan was little. She would always sing it to him, and then I learned it. Often times we would both sing him to sleep. When Alana was born we would sing it to her as well. I still find myself singing it, now to Kelton. I just sing it. I didn't even know the name of it or anything. I just sung it because my mom and I would sing it together. I love the song, so I finally decided to find out what the name of it was. I found out that it's called Baby's Boat or Slumber Boat. I am so fond of this song and I can still hear my mom singing it. I enjoy singing it to my babies and rocking and snuggling them. I am going to post the lyrics. I guess this song has been around for a while, I hope that me singing it to my kids will keep the tradition going and maybe someday they will sing it to their kiddos also. I sure wish that I could ask my mom where she learned it. Maybe I will have that opportunity someday. Maybe I find it irresistible because it reminds me of my mom, but I hope you adore the lyrics as much as I do. The words and melody are really beautiful....- Baby's boat's a silver moon
- Sailing o'er the sky
- Sailing o'er a sea of sleep
- As the stars go by.
Sail, baby, sail- Out across the sea
- Only don't forget to sail
- Back again to me.
Baby's fishing for a dream- Fishing near and far
- His line a silver moonbeam is
- His bait a silver star
If you find that dream so fair- Happy may it be
- This will always be my prayer
- May God watch over thee.
Sail, baby, sail- Out across the sea
- Only don't forget to sail
- Back again to me.
Here are some great websites if you are interested in songs for babies and kids:
http://www.kididdles.com (You can listen to the song on this site)
http://www.englishplaynow.com
http://bussongs.com/songs
http://www.lullabyisland.com/home.php?pg=songs
Sorry...just one more thing. Apparently there is a book by Jeanne Titherington.
I want to check it out too. It has a really good rating on Amazon.com. Perhaps I will put it on my wish list. :)
2 comments:
My mom used to sing this song to us too. I never learned the words so it is fun to see them up here. I would always try to remember them so that I could sing to my kids - now I can! Thanks for sharing.
That is such a sweet song! My grandma would sing a song to me when I was a kid and I sing it to my kids almost every night. I love those kinds of traditions, it's good that you wrote it down so you will always remember. =)
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