Don't Make Me Go to Bed and I'll Be Good
A laughing baby boy one evening in his play
He disturbed the household with his noisy glee
Well I warned him to keep quiet but he soon would disobey
For he would soon forget a word from me.
Then I called him to my side and said son you must go to bed
For your conduct has been very very rude
With quivering lips and tear filled eyes he pleaded then with me
Don't make me go to bed papa and I'll be good.
(Don't papa and I'll be good)
(Don't papa and I'll be good)
That's what I heard him say and it haunts me night and day
Don't make me go to bed papa and I'll be good.
Our lives have just been gladdened by his bright ascending beam
Our boy now in our hearts was very dear
Well I hastened to his bed and found him talking in his sleep
He didn't seem to know that we were near.
So I took him in my arms and found his body raked with pain
To ease his pain we did the best we could
It broke my heart to hear him cryin' so loudly in his sleep
Don't make me go to bed papa and I'll be good.
(Don't papa and I'll be good)
(Don't papa and I'll be good)
That's what I heard him say and it haunts me night and day
Don't make me go to bed papa and I'll be good.
All night and day we watched and prayed and we never left his side
To give him up it seemed we never could
It broke my heart to hear him saying just before he died
Don't make me go to bed papa and I'll be good.
(Don't papa and I'll be good)
(Don't papa and I'll be good)
That's what I heard him say and it haunts me night and day
Don't make me go to bed papa and I'll be good...
No me obligues a ir a la cama y seré bueno
Un niño riendo una noche en su juego
Molestaba a la familia con su algarabía
Le advertí que se callara, pero pronto desobedecería
Pues pronto olvidaría una palabra mía.
Entonces lo llamé a mi lado y le dije hijo debes ir a la cama
Porque tu comportamiento ha sido muy, muy grosero
Con labios temblorosos y ojos llenos de lágrimas, me suplicó entonces
No me obligues a ir a la cama papá y seré bueno.
(No papá y seré bueno)
(No papá y seré bueno)
Eso es lo que le escuché decir y me persigue noche y día
No me obligues a ir a la cama papá y seré bueno.
Nuestras vidas acababan de alegrarse por su brillante sonrisa ascendente
Nuestro niño ahora en nuestros corazones era muy querido
Rápidamente fui a su cama y lo encontré hablando en sueños
No parecía saber que estábamos cerca.
Así que lo tomé en mis brazos y encontré su cuerpo lleno de dolor
Para aliviar su dolor hicimos lo mejor que pudimos
Se me partió el corazón escucharlo llorar tan fuerte en su sueño
No me obligues a ir a la cama papá y seré bueno.
(No papá y seré bueno)
(No papá y seré bueno)
Eso es lo que le escuché decir y me persigue noche y día
No me obligues a ir a la cama papá y seré bueno.
Toda la noche y el día velamos y rezamos y nunca dejamos su lado
Dejarlo ir parecía que nunca podríamos
Se me partió el corazón escucharlo decir justo antes de morir
No me obligues a ir a la cama papá y seré bueno.
(No papá y seré bueno)
(No papá y seré bueno)
Eso es lo que le escuché decir y me persigue noche y día
No me obligues a ir a la cama papá y seré bueno...