Autumn Lullaby

Autumn Lullaby - Natalie Merchant

The sun has gone from the shining skies

The dandelions have closed their eyes

The stars are lighting their lamps to see

See if babes and squirrels and birds and bees

Are sound asleep as they should be

The squirrel keeps warm in his furs of gray

Neath feathers birdies are load tucked away

In yellow jackets the bees sleep tight

And cuddle close through the chilly night

But my baby's snug in her gown of white

The squirrel nests in a big oak tree

He finds a hole in the trunk you see

The robin's home is a nest overhead

And the bees they nest in a hive instead

But my baby's nest is her little bed