Sephestia’s Lullaby

Lyrics

Weep not, my wanton, smile upon my knee; When thou art old there 's grief enough for thee Mother's wag, pretty boy Father's sorrow, father's joy; When thy father first did see Such a boy by him and me He was glad, I was woe; Fortune changed made him so When he left his pretty boy Last his sorrow, first his joy Weep not, my wanton, smile upon my knee; When thou art old there 's grief enough for thee The wanton smiled, father wept Mother cried, baby leapt; More he crow'd, more we cried Nature could not sorrow hide: He must go, he must kiss Child and mother, baby bliss For he left his pretty boy Father's sorrow, father's joy Weep not, my wanton, smile upon my knee When thou art old there 's grief enough for thee