The Shut-Eye Train

Come, my little one, with me!     There are wondrous sights to see     As the evening shadows fall;     In your pretty cap and gown,     Don't detain     The Shut-Eye train -     "Ting-a-ling!" the bell it goeth,     "Toot-toot!" the whistle bloweth,     And we hear the warning call:     "All aboard for Shut-Eye Town!"     Over hill and over plain     Soon will speed the Shut-Eye train!     Through the blue where bloom the stars     And the Mother Moon looks down     We'll away     To land of Fay -     Oh, the sights that we shall see there!     Come, my little one, with me there -     'T is a goodly train of cars -     All aboard for Shut-Eye Town!     Swifter than a wild bird's flight,     Through the realms of fleecy light     We shall speed and speed away!     Let the Night in envy frown -     What care we     How wroth she be!     To the Balow-land above us,     To the Balow-folk who love us,     Let us hasten while we may -     All aboard for Shut-Eye Town!     Shut-Eye Town is passing fair -     Golden dreams await us there;     We shall dream those dreams, my dear,     Till the Mother Moon goes down -     See unfold     Delights untold!     And in those mysterious places     We shall see beloved faces     And beloved voices hear     In the grace of Shut-Eye Town.     Heavy are your eyes, my sweet,     Weary are your little feet -     Nestle closer up to me     In your pretty cap and gown;     Don't detain     The Shut-Eye train!     "Ting-a-ling!" the bell it goeth,     "Toot-toot!" the whistle bloweth     Oh, the sights that we shall see!     All aboard for Shut-Eye Town!