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No. 4: Hush'd is the Bacon
(A LULLABY)

Sullivan's original version of this song was in 6/8 time.
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Box.
Hush’d is the bacon on the grid,
I'll take a nap and close my eye,
Soon shall I be nodding, nodding nid,
Nid nodding, nodding, nodding, nodding.
Singing lullaby,
Lullaby, Lullaby,
Lulla, lulla, lulla, lulla, lullaby,
Hush a bye bacon, on the coal top,
Till I awaken, there you will stop,
Hush a bye bacon, on the coal top,
Lullaby, lullaby, lullaby, lullaby, lullaby.

Sleep, gentle bacon, smoke amid,
Which, circling up, smile on the fry,
While I am nodding, nodding nid,
Nid nodding, nodding, nodding, nodding.
Singing lullaby,
Lullaby, Lullaby,
Lulla, lulla, lulla, lulla, lullaby,
Hush a bye bacon, on the coal top,
Till I awaken, there you will stop,
Hush a bye bacon, on the coal top,
Lullaby, lullaby, lullaby, lullaby, lullaby.
Malcolm Williams as Mr. Box
Malcolm Williams as Mr. Box

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