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School: Star of the Sea Convent, Tramore (roll number 12334)

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Tramore, Co. Waterford
Teacher:
Sr. M. Consiglio
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0651, Page 134

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  1. Lullaby

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    I
    Hushaby baby your sire is a knight
    your mother a lady both lovely and bright
    the woods and the valleys around that you see
    They all are belonging sweet baby to thee
    II
    I fear not the bugle, though loudly it blows
    It calls but thy warders to guard thy repose
    Their bows would be bended
    Their blades would be read
    Ere the step of a foemam
    would draw near thy bed
    III
    Hushaby baby your sire is a knight
    you mother a lady, both lovely
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. poetry
        1. folk poetry (~9,504)
    Language
    English