My mother sang me to sleep with this song over 65 years ago. At least she tried to. She told me in later life that when I learned how to talk, she tried singing it to me and I said, "Mom, please shut up so I can go to sleep." We both agreed that it was a horrible song and I doubt much good will ever come from it. But in the name of history, I will copy down the words as she sang them.

TELL THEM THAT I AM DEAD LULLABY

It mist and rained it mist and rained,
It mist and rained all day,
And the little boys throughout the town,
Came out on the green to play to play,
Came out on the green to play.

Some tossed too high some tossed too low,
Some tossed against the wall,
And the ball went over in a Jewish garden,
Where none might enter at all at all,
Where none might enter at all.

Out came a Jewish lady fine,
She was dressed she was dressed so fine,
"Come in my dear little boy," she said,
"Come in and get your ball your ball,"
"Come in and get your ball."

"I can't come in, I won't come in,"
"I won't come in at all,"
"For I've heard it said if you enter a Jew garden,"
"You'll never come out at all at all,"
"You'll never come out at all."

She took him by his little white hand,
And led him through a hall,
And down the deep dark stairs they went,
Where none might hear him call him call,
Where none might hear him call.

She placed a napkin around his head,
And pinned it with a gold pin,
And brought a basin all made of gold,
To catch his life's blood in, in, in,
To catch his life's blood in.

Now place the bible at my head,
And the prayer book at my feet,
And when my friends inquire for me,
Tell them that I'm asleep, asleep,
Tell them that I'm asleep.

Then place the bible at my feet,
And the prayer book at my head,
And when my parents inquire for me,
Tell them that I am dead am dead,
Tell them that I am dead.

Pleasant dreams, now, you go to sleep. You see if you can stay in your own room tonight and not come in and wake us up, OK?

The tune to the way my mother sang this to me is in my head but I don't know how to write music. I will look (or listen) around and see if I can find something else that has the same musical sound (I don't know what that is called), a tune, melody, whatever, and I will leave a note here if I find something. If I were more computer savvy and had a pleasant singing voice I guess I could record it if anyone is interested. If anyone shows any interest and can tell me how to record my singing and upload it, I will be glad to do so. If I become a star, I'll tell them where I got my start.