| C | G7 | C | C |

[Verse 1]
Am      Dm     Am
Shadows slowly creeping
         Dm        Am
Down the prairie's trail
     Dm       Am/E
Everything is sleeping
C            Ab7    G
All, but the nightingale

[Verse 2]
Am        Dm      Am/E
Moon will soon be climbing
Am     Dm     Am
In the purple sky
            Dm  Am/E
Night winds are a-humming
Am          E7   Am   G7
This tender lullaby

[Chorus 1]
             C                        Dm
Cares of the day have fled, my little sleepyhead
    C         G      C    G7
The stars are in the sky
               C                            Dm
Time that your prayers were said, my little sleepyhead
   C         G7   C
To a prairie lullaby

[Chorus 2]
G7                       C
Saddle up your pony, the sandman's here
   D7                          G7
To guide you down the trail of dreams
          C                       Dm
Tumble in bed my tired little ol' sleepyhead
     C       G7   C
To a prairie lullaby

[Break]
| F | F | C | C |
| C | G7 | C | C |
(yodel)

[Chorus 1]
                                          Dm
Cares of the day have fled, my little ol' sleepyhead
    C         G      C    G7
The stars are in the sky
               C                                Dm
Time that your prayers were said, my little ol' sleepyhead
   C         G7   C
To a prairie lullaby

[Chorus 2]
G7                       C
Saddle up your pony, the sandman's here
   D7                          G7
To guide you down the trail of dreams
          C                       Dm
Tumble in bed my tired little ol' sleepyhead
     C       G7   C
To a prairie lullaby

[Outro]
| F | F | C | C |
| G7 | G7 | C | C |
(yodel)