The Child's Own Music Book/Lullaby, Baby

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The Child's Own Music Book
edited by Albert Ernest Wier

Lullaby, Baby by Arthur Seymour Sullivan and Lionel H. Lewin

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An excerpt from the song "Birds in the Night", with music by Sullivan and lyrics by Lewin. Sullivan reused the melody, which he had originally written for the operetta Cox and Box.

1593708The Child's Own Music Book — Lullaby, BabyArthur Seymour Sullivan and Lionel H. Lewin

LULLABY, BABY

Sir Arthur Sullivan

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