Hush a bye my baby slumber time is comin' soon
Rest your head on mommie's breast while daddy hums a tune
Are the old folks were hummin' the banjos were strummin'
And the soft breezes sigh as in days long gone by, oh
Way down in Missouri
Where I heard this melody
When I was a little fellow
On my mommie's knee
The old folks were hummin'
The banjos were strummin'
So sweet and low
Hush a bye my baby go to sleep on daddy's knee
Journey back to Dixie Land in dreams again with me
Oh, it seems like your daddy was there once again
And the old folks were hummin' that same old refrain, oh
Way down in Missouri
When I heard this lullaby
While the stars were blinkin'
And the moon was shinin' high
Are the old folks were hummin'
The banjos were strummin'
So sweet and low
