Sleepy Little Tree Climber

A lullaby about a child who has climbed a tree. The birds, insects, lizards, and other creatures are trying to convince the child to curl up on a safe and secure tree branch and go to sleep.

Lyrics

Little feet
High in the leaves
Cheeks all smudged with climbing dreams
Tiny hands on the rough brown bark
Eyes getting heavy with the dark

A robin tilts her rusty head
“Scoot in closer”
softly said
“Here’s a branch
Both wide and strong
I’ll stay near you all night long”

Sleep
Little tree-climber
Sleep
Curl in the crook so deep
Let the branches hold what you keep
Sleep
Little tree-climber
Sleep

Fireflies draw slow silver rings
Painting halos round small things
“Lay your worries down right here
We will blink beside your ear”

A lizard still on mottled stone
Whispers from its mossy throne
“Tuck your toes and fold your knees
Let your dreams climb higher than these”

Sleep
Little tree-climber
Sleep
Curl in the crook so deep
Let the branches hold what you keep

Crickets hum a low
Low tune
Owl blinks once beneath the moon
“Softer now”
they all agree
Close your eyes Become the tree
Squirrels curl their fluffy tails
Night’s warm
Velvety sails
Every creature
Quiet
Near
Breathing with you
Guarding fear

Sleep
Little tree-climber
Sleep
Curl in the crook so deep
Let the branches hold what you keep
Sleep
Little tree-climber
Sleep


An AI generated lullaby using Sono AI (sono.com) for the song and Nana Banana Pro via Leonardo AI (leonardo.ai) for the cover art, along with my own software to generate the video frames.