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GUEST,John Warren Lyr Req: My Curly Headed Baby (lullaby) (72* d) RE: Lyr Req: My Curly-Headed Baby (lullaby) 28 Nov 07

I always have sung "Bye Bye Blackbird" and "Summertime" to my now 7- and 9-year-old girls, as my mother did to me. Usually, they're out by the end of "Summertime," which always comes second. If not, I hum a couple more verses. When they're REALLY wound up, I leave them with a Mills Brothers CD playing.

I had my son, on try No. 4, 19 months ago. I started singing "Curly Headed Baby" to him when he was very little, but couldn't get the lyrics down. This has renewed my commitment to learn them. I have a version by Paul Robeson as a point of reference.


I'd love to hear the tune to "Old Backyard." If there's nothing online, I'd love for someone to call and sing it into my voice mail. Let me know if there's a willing party.

Anyone have some other good, lost lullabies?

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