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Little Croodlin Doo

By Eugene Field

Topics: classic

Ho, pretty bee, did you see my croodlin doo?     Ho, little lamb, is she jinkin' on the lea?     Ho, bonnie fairy, bring my dearie back to me--     Got a lump o' sugar an' a posie for you,     Only bring back my wee, wee croodlin doo!     Why, here you are, my little croodlin doo!     Looked in er cradle, but didn't find you there,     Looked f'r my wee, wee croodlin doo ever'where;     Ben kind lonesome all er day withouten you;     Where you ben, my little wee, wee croodlin doo?     Now you go balow, my little croodlin doo;     Now you go rockaby ever so far,--     Rockaby, rockaby, up to the star     That's winkin' an' blinkin' an' singin' to you     As you go balow, my wee, wee croodlin doo!

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About Eugene Field

Eugene Field (1850–1895) was an American writer and poet known as the "children's poet." His poems "Wynken, Blynken, and Nod" and "Little Boy Blue" are cherished classics of American children's literature.

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