Golden Slumbers

Golden slumbers kiss your eyes,
Smiles awake you when you rise.
Sleep, pretty wantons, do not cry,
And I will sing a lullaby:
Rock them, rock them, lullaby.

Care is heavy, therefore sleep you;
You are care, and care must keep you.
Sleep, pretty wantons, do not cry,
And I will sing a lullaby:
Rock them, rock them, lullaby.

     --An untitled poem attributed to Thomas Dekker (1572?-1632?),
       English dramatist

Source: Bartlett's Poems for Occasions (2004) by Geoffrey O'Brien, General Editor

To read an article about "Golden Slumbers," a song by the English rock band the Beatles on their 1969 album Abbey Road, click here.