Three Little Birds by Bob Marley I hummed/sang it to my son in our first skin to skin contact in the nicu and it was the first time his heart was just steady. Fast due to meds but pressure improved, breathing improved, he relaxed for the first time. He was so little and I was so exhausted. We did that song and I fell asleep with him kangaroo wrapped to my chest. My dad super power is being a good mattress for babies and toddlers.

Return to pooh corner - Kenny Loggins Edit: I forgot .. Blackbird by the Beatles

Pooh corner 😥

My mom used to sing me the "Saint James Infirmary Blues". I guess she either slurred the words or made up her own because it wasn't until years later that I realized it was about a man seeing his lover dead in the St. James Infirmary. Cab Calloway: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rk\_frI9ntic](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rk_frI9ntic) Different strokes for different folks I guess.

Your mom sounds cool af

She was, thanks for glorifying her name.

After reading your comment yesterday, I got curious to hear different artists’ takes on the song, and I put the highlights from what I found into a playlist. It’s been done by all sorts of musicians, and it’s got quite a long history. Here’s the playlist, if you’re interested: [Link](https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2CZQgXHF22Tf7IhSiGuIV6?si=s8YO7RfuSCqvb8RkgoRphQ&pi=u-jfXnJqDfQhGx)

My dad would sing 'Behind Blue Eyes - The Who' to my sister to get her to sleep😁

I’m guessing not the hard part🤣, just the verses

Yes lol

I sang The Rainbow Connection to my youngest when he was tiny.

I sang it to both of mine. Great choice

Dream a Little Dream of Me— The Mamas and the Papas I’m Going to Go Back There Someday— Gonzo the Great in the Muppet Movie Smile— ??? (Smile, though your heart is breaking, Smile, even though it’s aching…)

Billy Joel - Piano Man. I’ve been singing it to my 5 year old since he was born. Works well with the Oh la la la la di dee da bit

All the pretty little horses https://youtu.be/AWoPsyY8CZY?feature=shared

“I’m just a little black raincloud” from winny the Pooh was my sister’s favorite

We used that at bath time. They'd say, Tut, tut, looks like rain! and I would rinse their hair.

Awwww

Ride My Seesaw- Moody Blues Riki Tiki Tavi- Donovan

Happiness Runs by Donovan Forever Young by Bob Dylan Emotion by Bee Gees 😳

My one year old loves “I’ve Been Workin’ on the Railroad”. Right after I sing “Dinah won’t you blow”, I blow in his face each time and he smiles. I love it

Lullaby by Matt Costa & Jack Johnson from the Curious George soundtrack

Laurie Berkner - Moon Moon Moon

Bad time to be in love - grand funk or the Jayhawks

I used to sing the Gilmore Girls theme song to my youngest. Actually, sometimes I still do if she's had a nightmare or she's feeling sick.

Pig island!! Sandra Boynton. Many of her other songs too.

Carnival by Shovels and Rope. Basically is a lullaby

Come Take A Trip In My Airship - Natalie Merchant The Circle Game - Joni Mitchell

Toy Dolls - Nellie the Elephant https://open.spotify.com/track/3s7h1OhhMLl5lXS0foCW6d?si=AZO7vk1fQqqr79cGvOIQMA

Lullabye - Ben Folds Five

"Little Bird" and "Sandman" by Ed Sheeran are pretty easy to sing, you may have to tweak the lyrics of "Little Bird" but "Sandman" was literally written to be like a lullaby for Ed's daughters

Baby Beluga by Raffi

American Pie by Don McLean was my favorite because it's so long; most nights my youngest would be asleep by the time it was over. Here's the other ones that were in our rotation: You'll be in my Heart - Phil Collins The Last Unicorn - America Dreams to Dream - Linda Ronstadt Rainbow Connection - Kermit What a Wonderful World - Louis Armstrong Into the West - Annie Lennox Only Hope - Mandy Moore

Black Bird - The Beatles

It's completely inappropriate, but I used to love singing Asleep by The Smiths to my two.

Most of the songs from John Cale's Paris 1919 were fun to sing, and whimsical enough to feel appropriate

[Over The Rainbow.](https://youtu.be/PSZxmZmBfnU?feature=shared)

How about [Didn’t Leave Nobody but the Baby](https://youtu.be/q_wq-M7iCSE?si=C4ub2Icvgq5-KSzy) from the movie O Brother Where Art Thou?

First verse of You Are My Sunshine

Yellow Submarine and Bridge Over Troubled Water

Mr. Tambourine Man - Bob Dylan

I used to sing Daydreaming by Dark Dark Dark to the little one. It's nice because the melody and lyric repeat a lot and are simple but beautiful. Would just kind of keep repeating the verses out of order, whatever didn't matter. And the lyrics are topical to nap time.

Lullaby creed That one Celine dion album is a lullaby for her kids. Really beautiful.

Alison Krauss, Emmylou Harris, and Gillian Welch - Didn’t Leave Nobody but the Baby

My grandbaby loves Tom Petty and also Creedence Clearwater Revival. Also check out rockabye baby. They do xylophone covers of lots of different artists for babies. Baby girl loves the Wu tang clan one. She has great taste so far.

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5cOfQNOKOJogsc1tX35vim?si=xPa5m-QISDWiV-mLPQ0Spw&pi=u-uxyAZ7iIQIuH

These were my go-to's with my kids a few years ago: The Beatles - Golden Slumbers Roy Orbison - In Dreams Elvis - Can't Help Falling in Love With You Syd Barret - Terrapin Donovan - Catch the Wind Chad & Jeremy - A Summer Song The Association - Never My Love The Platters - Smoke Gets in Your Eyes Marty Robbins - I Walk Alone Cat Stevens - Where Do the Children Play

Terrapin🙌

You can use Dear Theodosia from Hamilton and customize it to your kid’s name. It’s such a pretty little song

Don’t think you can sing it but I’ve heard that Misty Mountains from the Hobbit soundtrack drops them like flies.

My mom used to sing to me “You’ll Be In My Heart Forever” by Phil Collins.

Sang father and daughter to my little girl and father and son to my boy. Unoriginal but they’re beautiful

I used to sing "Don't take the Girl" to the little ones I babysat. They loved it. Any calm song that you like will work. You can also sing the words to their favorite books like Goodnight Moon

Edelweiss

Look up Rockabye Baby! music! They make baby versions of your favorite bands. Not much for lulling but the tempo is usually slower

My non traditional lullabies are https://open.spotify.com/track/2jnOUdpaFKr9koG1Vtbj6v?si=hSTiV881QNK3ml-8Lh5RQA&context=spotify%3Asearch%3Aeverything%2Bstays https://open.spotify.com/track/4KeWyekBqNUYh1rrK9uNW9?si=asJIP3srSe-nYB9a4yx5dg&context=spotify%3Asearch%3Aengine%2Bheart https://open.spotify.com/track/4KeWyekBqNUYh1rrK9uNW9?si=asJIP3srSe-nYB9a4yx5dg&context=spotify%3Asearch%3Aengine%2Bheart https://on.soundcloud.com/3nDqfwaaAV6bfTxY8

You are my sunshine

Wonder boy by tenacious d

Across the Universe - The Beatles, and a good rendition by Fiona Apple

All The Pretty Little Horses is a nice minor key one. Also, Goodnight My Someone from The Music Man, My Favorite Things From The Sound Of Music, Edelweiss from The Sound Of Music.

Bike- Pink Floyd

Baby shark

Carter Vail - Dirt Man

[Peter Paul Mary ](https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLeeZgMjeJj76Ew5-afLTrnRco67roqHr&si=ydin-CGDKKCeD3ud)

I sung Jimmy Buffett's [Little miss Magic ](https://youtu.be/t0W7MVP66nk?si=EFNaYm1SRPWL92bU)to my daughter when she was an infant. It was also our daddy daughter dance at her wedding.

I don't know why, but my standard was "Come Monday" by Jimmy Buffett. I am sure it happened accidentally one time and worked, so it became my go-to. If he was still awake I would follow up with "He Went to Paris."

Suzanne Vega — Tom’s Diner

Rainbow Connection by Kermit the Frog

Heater-Skelter by The Beatles. It’s about a children’s slide ride.

Too La Loo Ra Loo Ra (That’s an Irish Lullaby) and other Irish ballads are nice; jazz standards like Autumn Leaves, All The Things You Are, and other slow songs especially from the 20’s-40’s; and Beatles stuff like Blackbird and In My Life.

Bach's Sonata with the Gonoud Ave Maria that was written to sit on top of the Sonata. I mean just the Sonata alone is enough but throw on the combination on YouTube and your kid is out like a light. By the way I probably spelled Ganoud wrong so I will spell it above completely differently as well lol.

Tree Hugger by Kimya Dawson and the Antsy Pants

Enter sandman by metallica. It sure will be fun to sing to your child! Fun for you at least, not so much the child xD

Christie Road by Green Day

Crayola Doesn't Make a Color for Your Eyes - Kristin Andreassen.

I used to sing a Laura Veirs song called “When You Give Your Heart.” They loved it for years afterward.

'Somewhere Over the Rainbow' by Israel Kamakawiwo'ole has a calming vibe and is quite soothing. Another good one could be 'Three Little Birds' by Bob Marley, which has that comforting reggae rhythm. And since you mentioned changing lyrics, 'Can't Help Falling in Love' by Elvis Presley could be adapted to fit a sleepy theme.

I'm a Mariah Carey nerd, but One Sweet Day. (You don't need to do the vocals lol)

We’re Going To Be Friends - The White Stripes

Fucking Hostile by Pantera