The Ferry For Shadowtown

: SLEEPY-TIME SONGS AND STORIES
: Boys And Girls Bookshelf

Sway to and fro in the twilight gray;

This is the ferry for Shadowtown;

It always sails at the end of the day,

Just as the darkness closes down.



Rest little head, on my shoulder, so;

A sleepy kiss is the only fare,

Drifting away from the world, we go,

Baby and I in the rocking-chair.



See where the fire-logs glow and spark,

Glitter the lights of the shadowland,

The raining drops on the window, hark!

Are ripples lapping upon its strand.



There, where the mirror is glancing dim,

A lake lies shimmering, cool and still.

Blossoms are waving above its brim,

Those over there on the window-sill.



Rock slow, more slow in the dusky light,

Silently lower the anchor down;

Dear little passenger, say "Good-night."

We've reached the harbor of Shadowtown.