From Patient Grissel, by Dekker

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Golden Slumbers - by the Beatles Thomas Dekker, et alia, 1603

Golden slumbers kiss your eyes,
Smiles awake you when you rise.
Sleep, pretty wantons; do not cry,
And I will sing a lullaby:
Rock them, rock them, lullaby.

Care is heavy, therefore sleep you;
You are care, and care must keep you;
Sleep, pretty wantons; do not cry,
And I will sing a lullaby:
Rock them, rock them, lullaby.

This poem, from Dekker's play, "Patient Grissel," was subsequently put to music by several people, including by Paul McCartney, (Abbey Road).  I find this interesting.  And, the lines at the end of the poem seem to forsage rock-and-roll itself, yes?  (For you Reggae fans: Was Desmond Dekker related to the writer of this lyrical poem?)

"Sleep, pretty wantons"...

lmfao

NOTE: We need to lobby LJ to increase the maximum amount of tags for communities from 4,000 to 5,000 !!!!!  Who is with meh?

Comments

[duathir.livejournal.com]

That is interesting; thank you.