Sofia2017 planning asked about this song from Mary-Kate and Ashley, so enjoy your request! I thought it would be fun if James helped Nell and Bobby Lee put Elena and Gabby down for a nap with a song his mother used to sing to him and Amber, and Nell and Bobby Lee learn a new lullaby for them. Mary-Kate and Ashley's music is not mine.
James had just come back after taking Jagger for a walk. He was going to his room when he heard Elena putting up a fuss about not wanting to take a nap. He poked his head in the door, where he saw Nell and Bobby Lee trying to calm her down. "Nell, Bobby Lee, need some help?"
Nell looked up at the voice. "James! Thank goodness you're here!"
Elena and Gabby both jumped up and ran to James, tackling him in a hug. "Hi, Elena. Hi, Gabby," James smiled as he led them over to the beds again.
"No nap!" Elena shouted.
"Play with us!" Gabby agreed.
"He can't do that unless you take your nap first," Bobby Lee said as James sat down with them.
"James, help!" Nell said as she put Kitty on Elena's bed, and gave Gabby her doll. "Can you come up with a song or something to get them to settle down?"
"I'll see what I can come up with," James thought for a minute, "Let's see…there was this song Mom used to sing to me and Amber that I could try. But then again, Dad liked participating in it too."
"Whatever song it is, try it!" Nell said as she sat down.
James smiled as he took the girls on either side of him and began to sing.
Won't you hold my hand,
At the end of the day?
The stars will all come out,
As the light fades away.
And we'll sit by the fire,
And we'll sing, and we'll play.
Won't you hold my hand,
At the end of the day?
"Yeeeeeeeee-haaaaaaaaaaaaawwww!" Bobby Lee shouted.
"Robert," Nell smirked.
"That's exactly what Dad did!" James smirked as he continued, There's nothin' better,
Than singin' a song,
With all your compadres,
Singin' along.
Watchin' the moon,
Risin' up in the sky.
With the heavens above,
And your friends by your side.
"Git along little dogies!" Bobby Lee shouted.
"Doggies?!" Gabby looked around in a panic.
"Not doggies, sweetheart, dogies," Nell smirked. "Wonderful. Your father now thinks he's a cowboy."
"That's right, little missy!" Bobby Lee grinned.
James shook his head and squeezed Gabby's hand as he sang to her, Won't you hold my hand,
At the end of the day?
The stars will all come out,
As the light fades away.
And we'll sit by the fire,
And we'll sing, and we'll play.
Won't you hold my hand,
At the end of the day?
Since Bobby Lee was getting into the Western spirit of the song, he joined in, If you listen, you might hear,
The hoot of an owl,
While off in the distance,
Coyotes will howl.
Nell smiled as she joined in, But tell our ghost stories,
And try not to fear,
I know it won't scare me,
If I have you right here.
Elena and Gabby fell asleep as James, Nell, and Bobby Lee finished the song.
Won't you hold my hand,
At the end of the day?
The stars will all come out,
As the light fades away.
And we'll sit by the fire,
And we'll sing, and we'll play.
Won't you hold my hand,
At the end of the day?
At the end of the day.
At the end of the day.
"I take it Roland spoke like that whenever he heard this song too?" Nell asked.
"Yes he did," James grinned.
"Well, little lady, and little mister, shall we ride off into the sunset?" Bobby Lee asked.
"Okay, and we'll let sleeping children lie," Nell smiled as they left the girls to their nap. "Thanks for all your help, James."
"Any time…little lady," James grinned.
Well, pardners, the sun's set in the west on this edition of Do You Want to Sing Together. I'm still taking requests and writing them down, so I'll be back tomorrow with a new installment of songs!