verse 1 Once there was a way To get back homeward Once there was a way To get back home Sleep, pretty darling, do not cry I will sing a lullaby Golden slumbers fill your eyes Smiles awake you when you rise Sleep, pretty darling, do not cry And I will sing a lullaby And I will sing a lullaby verse 2 Once there was a way To get back homeward Once there was a way To get back home Sleep, pretty darling, do not cry And I will sing a lullaby Golden slumbers fill your eyes Smiles awake you when you rise Sleep, pretty darling, do not cry And I will sing a lullaby And I will sing a lullaby