Definitive lyrics to Mocking Bird?

[BroccoliSpears]

Hush little baby don't say a word,
Papa's gonna buy you a Mocking Bird...

Have been googling the lyrics and finding all sorts that I don't remember.

A dog called Rover? Noooooo.
A lollipop?

if that mocking bird gets broke, papas gonna buy you a billy goat.

If that billy goat tummbles over pappa gonna buy you a dog named rover.

can't you just do the time honoured mum thing and make them up...Its taken me thirty years to realise my grandma stripped out the jesus referencesin little bird

Dusty Springfield's version is the best.

If that dog named rover dont' bark, papas gona buy you a horse and cart.

It's If that mocking bird don't sing, papas going to ring it#s f-ing neck.

If that horse and cart tummbles down, you'llstill be the best little baby in town.

I don't think there were any lolipops.

If that Mocking Bird don't sing, Papa's gonna buy you a diamond ring.
And if that diamond ring turns brass, Papa's gonna buy you a looking glass.

Then... wasn't there a mine that didn't yield? And a barley field?

Going to Youtube Dusty now.

I have always sung my own with no idea what the original meant, as lullabies, every night thinking 'what the fuck is this supposed to be about?'

Still sends em to sleep though

mocking bird... sing

diamond ring.... shine

railway line... break

birthday cake... rise

kiss your two blue eyes...

mocking bird don't sing - diamond ring
ring turns brass - looking glass
looking glass gets broke - billy goat
billy goat falls over???? - dog named rover
Dog named rover won't bark - horse and cart
If that horse and cart breaks down
You'll still be the sweetest little baby in town

mocking bird don't sing - diamond ring
diamond ring turns to brass - looking glass
lokking glass gets broke - billy goat
billy goat runs away - another day

We use Teuch's version too.
It's an odd song though, isn't it?

this is nice by Allan Ahlberg.

It is generally the version i sing and lovely illustrations.