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