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Songs of the Tewa, by Herbert Joseph Spinden, [1933], at sacred-texts.com


XXII
SLEEPY BIRD LULLABY

There are many sleepy little birds,
Sleepy little birds, sleepy little birds,
So go to sleep, my little girl,
My little Frosted-Cockle-Burr,
O, come you sleepy little birds
And slumber on her hollow eyes
That she may sleep the livelong day,
That she may sleep the livelong night.


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