Mama, Mama, catch me a star,
A star that is silvery bright,
To hang on a chain,
A long, linking chain
To go’round my neck through the night.
Mama, Mama, catch me a moon,
A moon that is yellow and gleams,
To sit by by side,
A-lit by my side
To chase away all my bad dreams
Mama, Mama, catch me a cloud,
A cloud that is feathery white,
To lie on my bed,
Right under my head,
To pillow my head through the night.
Mama, Mama, catch me some rain,
And rainbows of shimmering light,
To drip in my glass,
To sip from my glass
In case I get thirsty at night.
Mama, Mama, catch me a wind
Out of the whispering skies
So I can hear
Right in my ear
All of the night’s lullabies