"Moonshine Lullaby" is a

song A song is a musical composition intended to be performed by the human voice. This is often done at distinct and fixed pitches (melodies) using patterns of sound and silence. Songs contain various forms, such as those including the repetitio ...

from the

1946 Events January * January 6 - The 1946 North Vietnamese parliamentary election, first general election ever in Vietnam is held. * January 7 – The Allies recognize the Austrian republic with its 1937 borders, and divide the country into f ...

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'' Annie Get Your Gun'', by

Irving Berlin Irving Berlin (born Israel Beilin; yi, ישראל ביילין; May 11, 1888 – September 22, 1989) was a Russian-American composer, songwriter and lyricist. His music forms a large part of the Great American Songbook. Born in Imperial Russi ...

. It was first performed by

Ethel Merman Ethel Merman (born Ethel Agnes Zimmermann, January 16, 1908 – February 15, 1984) was an American actress and singer, known for her distinctive, powerful voice, and for leading roles in musical theatre.Obituary ''Variety'', February 22, 1984. ...

. Other singers to have recorded the song include

Bernadette Peters Bernadette Peters ( ''née'' Lazzara; born February 28, 1948) is an American actress, singer, and children's book author. Over a career spanning more than six decades, she has starred in musical theatre, television and film, performed in solo co ...

in 1999,

Doris Day Doris Day (born Doris Mary Kappelhoff; April 3, 1922 – May 13, 2019) was an American actress, singer, and activist. She began her career as a big band singer in 1939, achieving commercial success in 1945 with two No. 1 recordings, " Sent ...

, and

Mary Martin Mary Virginia Martin (December 1, 1913 – November 3, 1990) was an American actress and singer. A muse of Rodgers and Hammerstein, she originated many leading roles on stage over her career, including Nellie Forbush in '' South Pacific'' (194 ...

in 1957. The song itself is considered a

lullaby A lullaby (), or cradle song, is a soothing song or piece of music that is usually played for (or sung to) children (for adults see music and sleep). The purposes of lullabies vary. In some societies they are used to pass down cultural knowled ...

, but the lyrics are about a

still A still is an apparatus used to distill liquid mixtures by heating to selectively boil and then cooling to condense the vapor. A still uses the same concepts as a basic distillation apparatus, but on a much larger scale. Stills have been used ...

where

moonshine Moonshine is high-proof liquor that is usually produced illegally. The name was derived from a tradition of creating the alcohol during the nighttime, thereby avoiding detection. In the first decades of the 21st century, commercial dist ...

is brewed illegally.

Lyrics

''Annie'': :Behind the hill :There's a busy little still :Where your Pappy's workin' in the moonlight :Your lovin' paw :Isn't quite within the law :So he's hidin' there behind the hill : :Bye bye baby :Stop your ' :Don't cry baby :Day will be dawning : :And when it does :From the mountain where he wuz :He'll be coming with jug of moonshine : :So count your sheep :Mama's singing you to sleep :With the Moonshine Lullaby ''Trio'': Loo Loo :Behind the hill :There's a busy little still :Where your Pappy's workin' in the moonlight : :Your lovin' paw :Isn't quite within the law :So he's hidin' there behind the hill ''Annie and Trio'': :Bye bye baby :Stop your ' :Don't cry baby :Day will be dawning ''Trio'': :And when it does :From the mountain where he wuz :He'll be coming with jug of moonshine ''Annie'': :So count your sheep :Mama's singing you to sleep :With the Moonshine Lullaby ''Kids'': :Dream of Pappy :Very happy :With his jug of mountain rye ''Annie'': :So count your sheep :Mama's singing you to sleep :With the Moonshine Lullaby

References

Songs from Annie Get Your Gun Songs written by Irving Berlin 1946 songs {{Show-tune-stub