Golden Slumbers

1. Golden slumbers kiss your eyes, 
Smiles await you when you rise; 
Sleep, pretty wantons, do not cry, 
And I will sing a lullaby.

2. Care you know not, therefore sleep,
While I o'er you watch do keep;
Sleep, pretty darlings, do not cry,
And I will sing a lullaby.



Paul McCartney of the Beatles based his song on “Cradle Song” by Thomas Dekker from the early 1600’s, but made up his own music and didn’t credit the original.  In the 1800’s, this version was written and is a lullaby still sung in England.