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A lyrical fantasy on the lullaby “Rock-a-bye baby.” The rhyme is believed to have first appeared in print in Mother Goose’s Melody (London c. 1765).

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Lyrics:
Rock a bye baby on the tree top,
When the wind blows the cradle will rock,
When the bough breaks the cradle will fall,
And down will come baby, cradle and all.

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