When from dawn till noon seems one long day,
   And from noon till night another,
Oh, then should a little boy come from play,
   And creep into the arms of his mother.
Snugly creep and fall asleep,
   O come, my baby, do;
Creep into my lap, and with a nap,
   We'll break the day in two.

When the shadows slant for afternoon,
      When the midday meal is over;
When the winds have sung themselves into a swoon,
      And the bees drone in the clover.
   Then hie to me, hie, for a lullaby--
      Come, my baby, do;
   Creep into my lap, and with a nap
      We'll break the day in two.

We'll break it in two with a crooning song,
   With a soft and soothing number;
For the day has no right to be so long
   And keep my baby from slumber.
Then rock-a-by, rock, may white dreams flock
   Like angels over you;
Baby's gone, and the deed is done
   We've broken the day in two.