Lullaby lyrics: A primer

How does that song go? You may think you know the words to "Rock-a-Bye Baby," until you get stuck on that second verse. Stop resorting to made-up lyrics or the dreaded hum. Choose your favorite classic lullabies and other soothing songs suitable for bedtime from the list below and learn all the words. Then you'll be ready and able to sing your little one to sleep.

• Itsy-Bitsy Spider
• Hush, Little Baby
• Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star
• Brahms's Lullaby (Lullaby and Good Night)
• Rock-a-Bye Baby
• Golden Slumbers
• Day Is Done
• Little Boy Blue
• Somewhere Over the Rainbow
• Toora, Loora, Loora
• All the Pretty Horses
• Amazing Grace
• Are You Sleeping? (Frère Jacques)
• Clementine
• Lavender's Blue (Dilly Dilly)
• Sleep, Baby, Sleep
• Swing Low, Sweet Chariot
• All Through the Night