Sterling A. Brown(1901–1989)
Chillen Get Shoes
Hush little Lily,
Don't you cry;
You'll get your silver slippers
Bye and bye.4
Moll wears silver slippers
With red heels,
And men come to see her
In automobiles.
Lily walks wretched,
Dragging her doll,
Worshipping stealthily
Good-time Moll;
Envying bitterly
Moll's fine clothes,
And her plump legs clad
In openwork hose.
Don't worry, Lily,
Don't you cry;
You'll be like Moll, too,
Bye and bye.