A laughing baby boy one evening in his play
Disturbed the household with his noisy glee
I warned him to be quiet but he soon would disobey
For he would soon forget a word from me
I called him to my side and said now son you go to bed
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 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 and I'll be good
Our lives have just been gladdened by his bright ascending beam
Our boy now in our heart was very dear
We hastened to his bed one night he was talking in his sleep
He didn't seem to know that we were near
I took him in my arms and found his body raked with pain
To ease the pain we did the best we could
It broke my heart to hear him crying loudly in his sleep
Don't make me go to bed and I'll be good
All night and day we watched and prayed we never left his side
To give him up it seemed we never could
It broke my heart to hear him crying just before he died
Don't make me go to bed and I'll be good
Don't papa and I'll be good [unverified]
| Disc | Track | Album | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Don't Make Me Go To Bed And I'll Be Good / I'll Reap My Harvest In Heaven Single | 1942 |
| 1 | 8 | All Time Greatest Hits / King of Country Music Compilation | 1962 |
| 1 | 3 | Greatest Hits/ Volume Two Compilation | 1979 |
| 1 | 4 | Sing A Country Song Studio Album | 2011 |
| Track | Song Title | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colombus Stockdale Blues | 2:43 |
| 2 | Coming from the Ball | 2:16 |
| 3 | Conscience Set Me Free | 2:21 |
| 4 | Don't Make Me Go To Bed And I'll Be Good | 3:45 |
| 5 | End Of Memory Lane | 3:37 |
| 6 | Hold to God's Unchanging Hand | 2:24 |
| 7 | She's My Curly Headed Baby | 2:06 |
| 8 | Sweeter Than Flowers | 2:36 |
| 9 | That Silver Haired Daddy | 2:43 |
| 10 | Walk a Mile in Your Neighbor's Shoes | 2:20 |
| 11 | We Live in Two Different Worlds | 2:48 |
| 12 | The Wednesday Night Waltz | 2:57 |
| 13 | What a Friend We Have in Jesus | 4:21 |
| 14 | Will The Circle Be Unbroken | 3:49 |
| 15 | Willie Roy the Crippled Boy | 2:33 |
| 16 | Unloved And Unclaimed | 2:51 |
| 17 | Back In The Country | 2:14 |
| 18 | Our Own Jole Blon | 2:52 |
| 19 | Old Time Sunshine Song | 2:29 |
| 20 | Radio Station S-A-V-E-D | 2:34 |
| 21 | Sing A Country Song | 2:30 |
| 22 | This World Can't Stand Long | 2:42 |
| 23 | Don | 2:22 |
| 24 | The Family Who Prays (Never Shall Part) | 2:37 |
| 25 | Precious Memories | 3:33 |
| 26 | When I Lay My Burden Down | 2:54 |
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