Missouri Waltz

Hush-a-bye, ma baby,

Slumber time is comin' soon;

Rest yo' head upon my breast,

While mommy hums a tune;

The sandman is callin', #

Where shadows are fallin',

While the soft breezes sigh

As in days long gone by.

Way down in Missouri

Where I heard this melody,

When I was a little child

On my mommy's knee;

The old folks were hummin',

Their banjos were strummin'

So sweet and low.

Strum, strum, strum, strum, strum,

Seems I hear those banjos

Playin' once again,

Hum, hum, hum, hum, hum,

That same old plaintive strain.

Hum, hum, hum, hum, hum,

That same old plaintive strain.

Hear that mournful melody,

It just haunts you

The whole day long,

And you wander in dreams,

Back to Dixie, it seems,

When you hear that old song.

Hush a-bye, my baby,

Go to sleep on Mommy's knee,

Journey back to Dixieland

In dreams again with me;

It seems like your Mommy

Is there again,

And the old folks were strummin'

That old refrain.

Way down in Missouri

Where I learned this lullaby,

When the stars were blinkin'

And the moon was climbin' high,

Seems I hear voices low,

As in days long ago

Singin' hush a-bye.

• Artist:State Songs of the USA