Flannel Song: Little Sandman

Our summer library program starts in just over a week, and this week’s flannel song is for storytime that week.  We’re using the national theme, Dream Big: Read, and our subthemes are Asleep and Dreaming, Night Owls,  Space Adventures, Night Shivers, and Dreams and Wishes.  My flannel for week 1, Asleep and Dreaming, is “Little Sandman,” the Brahms lullaby.  I’ve seen at least two different versions of the lyrics, but I took my favorite bits from each and combined them into this version.  During the last verse, I'll sprinkle a little clear glitter onto the flannel child's face.

Little Sandman

Beneath the silvery moonlight

Like tiny sparkling gems

The flowers all are sleeping

Upon their slender stems.

The trees wave gently to and fro

And whisper soft and low

Slumber, slumber,

Oh, sleep my little one.

The birds you heard this morning

Have long since gone to rest

And now are close together

Safe in their downy nest

And there they lie so still and warm

Secure from every harm.

Slumber, slumber,

Oh, sleep my little one.

Now comes the little sandman

In every house he’ll peep

To find the wakeful children

Who will not go to sleep

And then a little sand he tries

To sprinkle in their eyes.

Slumber, slumber

Oh, sleep my little one.

I’m going to be brave and try this a cappella…we’ll see how it goes. This is the most subdued flannel song I’ve tried, so I hope my storytime children will enjoy it. 

Check out all of this week's Flannel Friday posts here.