"Little Dan" is a charming song by Judy Goodenough, gently breaking the news to the children that playtime is over and bedtime is at hand. Judy's songs are published by Folk-Legacy Records. (AMM)
Little Dan, little Dan,
Sifting gold in an old fry pan,
You're half a baby and you're half a man,
And I'm waiting at the top of the hill,
Singing:
Come home, all my children,
Come home, that's what I said.
Dark is a-falling, hoot-owl's a-calling,
All in the wagon and home to bed.
Little Mary, little Mary,
Catching fish with a thread and a berry,
Sun's going down and your bones are
weary,
And I'm waiting at the top of the hill,
Singing:
Little Joe, little Joe,
Tracking unicorns in the snow,
You've gone about as far as you can go,
And I'm waiting at the top of the hill,
Singing:
Little Dinah, little Dinah,
Muddy overalls and a blue bandanna,
Digging a hole clear down to China,
And I'm waiting at the top of the hill,
Singing:
Four little children, too sleepy for speaking,
Long old road, old wagon a-creaking;
Three wheels turning, one wheel squeaking
Down from the top of the hill,
Singing: