Don't Make Me Go To Bed And I'll Be Good Lyrics - Hank Snow

A laughing baby boy one evening in his play 

He disturbed the household with his noisy glee 

Well I warned him to keep quiet but he soon would disobey 

For he would soon forget a word from me 

Then I called him to my side and said son you must go to bed 

For your conduct has been very very rude 

With quivering lips and tear filled eyes he pleaded then with me 

Don't make me go to bed papa and I'll be good 

(Don't papa and I'll be good don't papa and I'll be good) 

That's what I heard him say and it haunts me night and day 

Don't make me go to bed papa and I'll be good 

Our lives have just been gladdened by his bright ascending beam 

Our boy now in our hearts was very dear 

Well I hastened to his bed and found him talking in his sleep 

He didn't seem to know that we were near 

So I took him in my arms and found his body raked with pain 

To ease his pain we did the best we could 

It broke my heart to hear him cryin' so loudly in his sleep 

Don't make me go to bed papa and I'll be good 

(Don't papa and I'll be good... 

All night and day we watched and prayed and we never left his side 

To give him up it seemed we never could 

It broke my heart to hear him saying just before he died 

Don't make me go to bed papa and I'll be good 

(Don't papa and I'll be good...