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Little honey baby, shet yo' eyes up tight; -- / (Shadow-man is comin' from de moon! ) -- / You's as sweet as roses if dey is so pink an white; / (Shadow-man '11 get here mighty soon.)
Little honey baby, keep yo' footses still! -- / (Rocky-bye, oh, rocky, rocky-bye! ) / Hush yo' now, an listen to dat lonesome whippo'-will; / Don't yo' fix yo' lip an start to cry.