Moonshine Lullaby

"Moonshine Lullaby"is asongfrom the1946musicalAnnie Get Your Gun,byIrving Berlin.It was first performed byEthel Merman.(It was not used inthe 1950 film version.) Other singers to have recorded the song includeBernadette Petersin 1999,Doris Day,andMary Martinin 1957.The song itself is considered alullaby,but the lyrics are about astillwheremoonshineis brewed illegally.

Lyrics

Annie:

Behind the hill

There's a busy little still

Where your Pappy's workin' in the moonlight

Your lovin' paw

Isn't quite within the law

So he's hidin' there behind the hill

Bye bye baby

Stop your yawnin'

Don't cry baby

Day will be dawning

And when it does

From the mountain where he wuz

He'll be coming with jug of moonshine

So count your sheep

Mama's singing you to sleep

With the Moonshine Lullaby

Trio:Loo Loo

Behind the hill

There's a busy little still

Where your Pappy's workin' in the moonlight

Your lovin' paw

Isn't quite within the law

So he's hidin' there behind the hill

Annie and Trio:

Bye bye baby

Stop your yawnin'

Don't cry baby

Day will be dawning

Trio:

And when it does

From the mountain where he wuz

He'll be coming with jug of moonshine

Annie:

So count your sheep

Mama's singing you to sleep

With the Moonshine Lullaby

Kids:

Dream of Pappy

Very happy

With his jug of mountain rye

Annie:

So count your sheep

Mama's singing you to sleep

With the Moonshine Lullaby