As a child I wept I was afraid 
That if I slept I would not wake 
But slumber came until the dawn 
When Mama sang a bedtime song 

Now as darkness falls on my last day 
Casting a pall on where I lay 
Let me make one last request 
Before I take eternal rest 

Sing me to sleep while I close my eyes 
A soft and sweet lullaby 
I’m asking please don’t say goodbye 
Sing me to sleep one more time