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When from dawn till noon seems one long day,
   And from noon till night another,
Oh, then should a little boy come from play,
   And creep into the arms of his mother. 
Snugly creep and fall asleep,
   Oh, come, my baby, do;
Creep into my lap, and with a nap
   We’ll break the day in two.

When the shadows slant for afternoon,
   When the midday meal is over,
When the winds have sung themselves into a swoon,
   And the bees drone in the clover,
Then hie to me, hie, for a lullaby-
   Come, my baby, do;
Creep into my lap, and with a nap
   We’ll break the day in two.

We’ll break it in two with a crooning song,
   With a soft and soothing number;
For the day has no right to be so long
   And keep my baby from slumber. 
Then rock-a-by, rock, may white dreams flock
   Like angels over you;
Baby’s gone, and the deed is done,
   We’ve broken the day in two.

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