< The Child's Own Music Book

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BED-TIME

\new PianoStaff << \new Staff { \time 6/8 \key f \major \tempo "Not too fast" \partial 8 << \new Voice = "melody" { \relative c' { \stemUp c8^\p | a' a a c^\cresc c\! c | <bes e,>^\( <a dis,> <bes e,>^\dim <g e>4\!\) c,8 | a'^\cresc a\! a c c c | bes^\( a^\dim bes\! g4.\) | c8^\( a g f\)^\cresc f\! f | d'^\mf^\( bes a g4\) c8 | c^\( a f\)^\dim f\!^\( g a\) | c^\( bes g f4\) \bar "|." } } \new Voice = "two" { \relative f' { \stemDown s8 f4. f | s2. | f4. dis | e e | <f c> d | f e | <f c> d | e } } >> } \new Lyrics \lyricsto "melody" { \set stanza = #"1. " The eve -- ning is com -- ing, The sun sinks to rest, The crows are all fly -- ing straight home to the nest, "\"Caw\"" says the crow as he flies o -- ver -- head, "\"It's" time lit -- tle peo -- ple were go -- ing to bed! } \new Lyrics \lyricsto "melody" { \set stanza = #"2. " The flow -- ers are clo -- sing, The dai -- sy's a -- sleep, The prim -- rose is bur -- ied in slum -- ber so deep, Closed for the night are the ro -- ses so red, "\"It's" time lit -- tle peo -- ple were go -- ing to bed! } \new Staff { \clef bass \key f \major r8 | <f c'>4. <a c'> | << { c'4. c4 } \\ { g8\( fis g\) c4 } >> r8 | <f c'>4. <fis a> | <g c'> <c c'> | a, <d a> | <bes, g> <c c'> | a, <d a> | <c bes>( <f a>4) } >>
⁠3. The butterfly, drowsy,
⁠Has folded its wing;
⁠The bees are returning,
⁠No more the birds sing.
Their labour is over, their nestlings are fed;⁠
It's time little people were going to bed! 		⁠4. Good-night, little people,
⁠Good-night and good-night
⁠Sweet dreams to your eyelids
⁠Till dawning of light;
The evening has come, there's no more to be said,
It's time little people were going to bed!
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