Poems of childhood

Chapter 26: CROODLIN’ DOO

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A collection of short lyrical poems written for and about children, blending playful nonsense, gentle lullabies, and nostalgic reminiscence. Many pieces evoke bedtime and nursery scenes, give voice to toys and animals, or imagine voyages and fairylike adventures, mixing humor with a tender melancholy. Several poems adapt or echo folk-song material, while others are brief narrative or character sketches that vary in meter and mood. Overall the verses create an intimate domestic atmosphere, inviting readers into childlike wonder through simple rhythms, vivid small-scale imagery, and affectionate observation.

CROODLIN’ DOO

Ho, pretty bee, did you see my croodlin’ doo?

Ho, little lamb, is she jinkin’ on the lea?

Ho, bonnie fairy, bring my dearie back to me—

Got a lump o’ sugar an’ a posie for you,

Only bring me back my wee, wee croodlin’ doo!

Why! here you are, my little croodlin’ doo!

Looked in er cradle, but didn’t find you there—

Looked f’r my wee, wee croodlin’ doo ever’where;

B’en kind lonesome all er day withouten you—

Where you be’n, my teeny, wee, wee croodlin’ doo?

Now you go balow, my little croodlin’ doo;

Now you go rockaby ever so far,—

Rockaby, rockaby up to the star

That’s winkin’ an’ blinkin’ an’ singin’ to you,

As you go balow, my wee, wee croodlin’ doo!