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Thread #105859   Message #2181469
Posted By: GUEST
28-Oct-07 - 11:01 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: lost lullaby: O hush thee
Subject: lost lullaby: O hush thee
WHile I'm on a roll of trying to track down old songs I performed as a child 15 years ago I thought I'd add this sweet little lullaby.

It was called O Hush Thee or O Hush Thee My Baby.

It starts, O Hush thee my baby, thy sire was a knight
Thy Mother a lady both gentle and bright

The hills and the (something) as far as you see
are all belonging dear baby to thee.

From what I remember it had a really sweet tune and the lyrics were almost a ballad, telling the story of nobly born baby, perhaps a little duke or prince who had the misfortune to become and orphan soon after birth but who was possessed of great riches and titles.