By now, several fo you have probably heard me sing the version of Prairie Lullaby which my mom and dad always sang me to sleep by. The words are:

Tumble in bed, my tired little sleepyhead
The stars are in the sky.
Time that your prayers were said, my little sleepyhead
To a Prairie Lullaby.

Saddle up your pony the Sandman's here
To take you down the Trail of Dreams
Tumble in bed my tired little sleepyhead
To a Prairie Lullaby.

This week, our own Kendall Morse sen me an email that he knew the rest of the song and would be happy to sing it for me if I wanted to give him a call. I told him I was sure the rest of you would like to ehar it, could he please call the radio show on Wednesday and sing it. Of course, kind soul that he is, he said sure.

The additional words he gave me are:

Shadows slowly creeping, down the prairie trail
Everything is sleeping all but the nightingale
Moon will soon be climbing in the purple sky
Night winds softly humming this tender lullaby
Tumble in bed my tired little sleepy head etc.

THEN, he tells me, "I got that song from Jimmie Rodgers..the original, Jimmie Rodgers."

So, with his permission, I have started this thread so that Kendall, the superb storyteller, can tell us all about learning this song from Jimmie Rodgers etc. I really love to hear this kind of stuff and really look forward to it, hope you do, too!

THANKS, Kendall!!!

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