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All the Pretty Little Horses
Many female slaves served as nursemaids to their masters' children. The second verse of this version refers to the nursemaid's own baby, whom she is unable to care for because of the demands of caring for the master's baby. This poignant song is a fine example of passive rebellion.
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Hush-a-bye, don't you cry,
Go to sleepy little baby,
When you awake, you will have cake,
And all the pretty little horses.
- Black and bay, dapple and grey
Coach and six-a little horses,
Hush-a-bye, don't you cry,
Go to sleepy little baby.
- Way down yonder, down in the meadow
There's a poor little lamby,
The bees and the butterflies peckin' out its eyes,
The poor little thing cried mammy.
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