21 Lovely Lullabies: A Small Collection of Gentle Songs to Sing Your Child to Sleep

As a new father I was excited for the new experiences, adventures and challenges that lay ahead. Right from Day One my son began to cry. So, of course, I began to sing him a lullaby. So I sang:

"Hush little baby, don't say a word, Daddy's gonna buy a mockingbird. And if that mocking bird don't fit..."

Huh? Fit? How do birds not "fit"? So I moved onto Baa Baa Black Sheep. And got to three bags but didn't know who they were for. I realized I didn't know the words to any of the lullabies I'd been raised with.

After he drifted off to sleep I picked up my Kindle and searched the store for a simple solution to my lyrical roadblock. But it was not to be found. I would have to make it myself. And so here it is: a small collection of 21 lullabies to sing your children to sleep, arranged in alphabetical order.

ABC (The Alphabet Song)
All the Pretty Horses
All Through the Night
Amazing Grace
Baa Baa Black Sheep
Brahm's Lullaby (Lullaby and Goodnight)
Day is Done
Emmett's Lullaby (Go to Sleep, Lena Darling)
Frère Jacques (Are You Sleeping?)
Golden Slumbers
Hush, Little Baby
Itsy-Bitsy Spider
Lavender's Blue
Little Boy Blue
Mary Had a Little Lamb
Rock-a-Bye Baby
Sleep, Baby, Sleep
Swing Low, Sweet Chariot
Too Ra Loo Ra Loo Ral
Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star
Winkum, Winkum

This is designed to be an easy to read and navigate reference for parents. It is not a children's picture book nor does it include sheet music.