"Seek, and you shall find, Knock, and the door shall be opened, Ask, and it shall be given ..."

So there I was today, pursuing with a passion one of my favourite past times - that of Op-Shopping!! (i.e. scouring opportunity/thrift/charity shops)

There amongst the knitting patterns, I came across a little publication, in pink and blue (!!) that was presented free with "Wife and Home" in November 1952 (when I was 14 months old) and entitled : "Vera Lynn's Favourite Lullabies"

Among the gems was : "WYOMING LULLABY" : words and music by Gene Williams - published by permission of Lawrence Wright Music Company, Ltd, London WC2, complete with words and music. The words are :

Go to sleep, my baby
Close your pretty eyes
Angels up above you
Peeping at you dearie from the skies
Great big moon is shining
Stars begin to peep
Time for little piccaninnies to go to sleep
Piccaninies' time to go to sleep
Piccaninnies' time to go to sleep.

So my Dad wasn't that far off ... I still find this song very comforting and soporific!!!

Cheers! R-J