Eugene Field

There's a'little girl's heart that was broken tonlgbt, When I told her of Little Bov Blue, And that the one who wroteso tender of him Had "sailed off in hls wooden shoe," "Sailed on a river of misty light," Never for us to view, Quickly and swiftly iuto the night, And lnto hls "sea of dew," There's a little boy's heart that was broken tonight, As he left bis trlukete and play And I told him the prinee of nisstory books Was sleeping the night awav- "Sailed on a river of misty llght," While in hls land of Nod- Quickly and swiftly into the night Touched by au angel of God. There's an old fellow's heart that is sad tonight, As he reads them over again, The "Dutcli Lullaby" and "Trurapet and And the tracings of his pen, 'Sailed on a river of mistv light," Out from the shores of Ñov?, nd safe on the sandsof Over There Has grounded the Boatmen's Prow. here's many a heart that is sad to-nlght As we look on the printed page. And the merry jingle for boy and girl, The wit of the mask and sage - "Sailed on a river of misty light," Hut happy is he over there, For a Gentle Shepherd has kept for hlm A Boy Blue and Golden Halr.