Baby sweet is a wonderful one,

From the bright country beyond the sun;

Whether a boy or whether a girl,

Each smile is pure; each tooth is a pearl;

Whether we wake at midnight or morn,

Still we are glad the sweet baby is born.

Baby sweet is a wonderful one,

With eyes that shine like dew in the sun;

With velvet hands of the lily white;

With cheeks and lips of the roses bright.

Whether a boy or whether a girl,

A voter to be; the flag to unfurl.

Baby sweet is a wonderful one.

Teach the small feet to lovingly run;

Teach the small hands to loving caress;

Teach the pure lips to pray and to bless.

Whether a boy or whether a girl;

Whether its locks are to braid or to curl;

Hide from it vanity, cruelty hide;

Feed it with purity, never with pride.