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269:Watch o'er him, blessèd angels,
267:Watch o'er him, blessèd angels,
265:Watch o'er him, blessèd angels,
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485:"Baloo Baleerie" Sheet Music
211:Down come the pretty angels,
209:Down come the pretty angels,
207:Down come the pretty angels,
182:Baloo baleerie, baloo balee
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161:Doon come the bonny angels,
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125:Dey'll sheen ower da cradle,
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240:Go to sleep, go to sleep
197:Go away, little fairies,
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111:Dan come bonny angels,
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459:"The Bressay Lullaby"
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407:"The Bressay Lullaby"
109:Tae wir peerie bairn,
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465:. Tobar an Dualchais
278:Hush-a-by, hush-a-by
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175:Sleep saft my baby,
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225:Sleep soft, my baby
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271:My babe will sleep
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