I don't own this song. It belongs to the Beatles.
Blackbird
"WHA, WHA!"
Oh, not again.
Sally was the first one up this time. The clock flashed the time two in the morning. That was one hour earlier than last night! What on Earth was she going to do with this baby?
"Mama, I don't want to eat the pancakes." Ned snorted in his sleep.
Sally rolled her eyes but a smile crept onto her face. Taking the blanket, she covered him up and kissed his forehead. Tonight was going to be her turn. Ned, being the mayor, needed his sleep.
"Mommy's here sweetie. Everything's alright," Sally assured her baby. "It's okay, it's okay."
"WHA!" JoJo screamed.
Sally tried her best to hush him but it her attempts were failing. Ned would wake up if he heard his little boy whining. Ned had stayed up with JoJo last night and she didn't want him to do it again. She was the mother, it was her job to stay up with the baby. Ned didn't see it that way though. He thought, as a husband, he had to make her life easier.
What a heart he had.
JoJo continued to cry, breaking her train of thought. Ned would sure hear the noise. She had to think quickly.
Then, it came to her.
Crossing the room, she sat down in the rocking chair and propped JoJo up on her lap. His cries mitigated but he whimpered slightly. Sally gave him a smile before she began to sing.
Blackbird singing in the dead of night
Take these broken wings and learn to fly
All your life
You were only waiting for this moment to arise
Those first few verse made JoJo stop all noises. He watched his mother, waiting for more of her singing. Finally, something that could keep him quiet until morning. Sally rocked back a little before she started again.
Blackbird fly, Blackbird fly
Into the light of the dark black night.
JoJo gave her an adorable, childish grin. How sweet! There wasn't a single baby in all of Whoville that could beat her son's cutness. Yes, she was just saying that because she was his mother but that didn't matter. JoJo O'Malley was the perfect baby boy and no one could ever tell her differently.
Sally hugged her son closer to her and kept on singing.
Black bird singing in the dead of night
Take these sunken eyes and learn to see
All your life
you were only waiting for this moment to be free
JoJo placed his head down on his mother's chest, nestled within his little blankie. Again, he yawned, his eyes closing before snapping back opened. Sally smiled before she started rocking again. This motion made JoJo's eyes drop a bit more as he fought to stay awake. Sally began her song once more.
Blackbird fly, Blackbird fly
Into the light of the dark black night.
JoJo yawned as he nestled into his mother. Now, he had given up fighting his sleepiness. Sally cradled him, hoping he wouldn't open his eyes. He stirred slightly so she quickly started singing her lullaby.
Blackbird singing in the dead of night
Take these broken wings and learn to fly
All your life
You were only waiting for this moment to arise,oh
You were only waiting for this moment to arise, oh
You were only waiting for this moment to arise
Finally, she placed her sweet child in his crib with his blanket. There, he yawned and rolled onto his side. Sally gave him a small kiss on his cheek before she headed out of the room, closing the door behind her.
Ned was still sleeping much to her relief. She quickly placed herself back into the bed. Once she did, her husband wrapped an arm around her waist and nuzzled her gently. She smiled before she closed her eyes and fell asleep.