Lyr. Add: Lullaby (from Fritz)
Words and music by Joseph K. Emmet

Close your eyes, Lena, my darling,
While I sing your lullaby, fear thou no danger, Lena,
Move not, dear Lena, my darling,
For your brouder watches nigh you, Lena dear.
Angels guard thee, Lena, dear, my darling.
Nothing evil can come near;
Brightest flowers bloom for thee,
Darling sister, dear to me.

Chorus:
Go to sleep, go to sleep, my baby, my baby, my baby
Go to sleep, my baby, baby, oh, bye,
Go to sleep, Lena, sleep.

Bright be de morning, my darling,
You you ope your eyes, sunbeams glow all around you, Lena.
Peace be with thee, love, my darling.
Blue and cloudless be the sky for Lena dear.
Birds sing their bright songs for thee, my darling,
Full of sweetest melody,
Angels ever hover near,
Darling sister, dear to me.

As sung bu the composer in "Fritz, Our Cousin German." 1878, Cincinnati, Ohio, John Church & Co., 66 West Fourth Street.

Levy Sheet Music Collection. There are other copies of sheet music, but they may vary from the lyrics used in "the only correct and authorized edition": Emmet's LULLABY

Some versions have more 'dialect,' but in the sheet music, only the words 'brouder' and 'de' are in dialect.