Hush a bye my baby slumber time is coming soon
Rest your head upon my breast while mommy hums a tune
The sandman is calling where shadows are falling
While the soft breezes sigh as in days long gone by
Way down in Missouri where I heard this melody
When I was a little child on my mommy's knees
The old folks were humming their banjos were strumming
So sweet and low
Hush a bye my baby go to sleep on mommy's knee
Journey back to Dixieland in dreams again with me
It seems like your mommy is there once again
And the old folks were strumming that same old refrain
Way down in Missouri where I learned this lullaby
When the stars were blinking and the moon was climbing high
And I hear mommy glow as in days long ago
Singing hush a bye