Poor Li'l Baby - Demo Version by Lady Laraine
This is a song demo for the song, "Poor Li'l Baby." It was written by Award-winning Singer-Songwriter Lady Laraine, and she wrote it for her book, "The Witch on the Bayou." It's not a sing-a-long commercial song! Basic demo.
Here are the lyrics - (P.S. This is more of a dramatic song written for book or film--as opposed to a commercial "sing-along" song.)
POOR LI'L BABY, WHEN HE WAS SLEEPING,
SOMEONE TRIED TO TAKE HIM ,
WHEN NIGHT CAME CREEPING.
DON'T YOU CRY, 'CAUSE MAMA'S GONNA STAY NOW,
HUSH-A-BYE, AIN'T NEVER GOIN' AWAY NOW.
CLOSE YOUR EYES, AIN'T NO ONE GONNA HARM YOU,
WHEN THEM SHADOWS FALL.
POOR LI'L BABY, WHEN HE LIE SLEEPING,
SOMEONE TRIED TO T TAKE HIM,
WHEN NIGHT CAME CREEPING.
DON'T YOU CRY, AIN'T NO ONE GONNA HARM YOU,
WHEN THOSE SHADOWS FALL AND THEY ALARM YOU,
CLOSE YOUR EYES, AIN'T NO ONE GONNA HURT YOU,
HUSH-A-BYE, 'CAUSE MAMA WON'T DESERT YOU.
BRIDGE - AND IT AIN'T FAIR, THAT YOUR LIFE CANNOT BE IN MY CARE,
AND IT AIN'T RIGHT, THAT THEM DANGERS ARE ALL LURKING AT NIGHT.
POOR LI'L BABY, HE IS SLEEPING.
BUT NOW HE'S NEAR ME, SAFE IN MY KEEPING.
SAFE IN MY KEEPING, SAFE IN MY KEEPING.