Didn't Leave Nobody But The Baby

(as performed by Allison Krauss, Gillian Welch and Emmylou Harris in “O Brother, Where Art Thou”)

Go to sleep you little baby 
Go to sleep you little baby 

Your momma´s gone away and your daddy´s gone to stay 
Didn´t leave nobody but the baby 

Go to sleep you little baby 
Go to sleep you little baby 

Everybody´s gone in the cotton and the corn 
Didn´t leave nobody but the baby 

You´re sweet little baby 
You´re sweet little baby 

Honey in the rock and the sugar don´t stop 
Gonna bring a bottle to the baby 

Don´t you weep pretty baby 
Don´t you weep pretty baby 

She´s long gone with the red shoes on 
Gonna meet another lovin' baby 

Go to sleep you little baby 
Go to sleep you little baby 

You and me and the devil makes three 
Don´t need no other lovin' baby 

Go to sleep you little baby 
Go to sleep you little baby 

Come and lay your bones on the alabaster stones 
And be my ever lovin' baby

 

What images come to mind as you listen to this song?

 

Mark descriptions of the sirens in your text.  What are we led to expect from them?

 

Do the melody and the voices fit the role of this song as the sirens’ song?

 

Do the lyrics fit the role of this song as the sirens’ song?  Why or why not?

Do you think this is a good choice for the sirens’ song overall? Why do you think the filmmakers chose this particular song?

 

What other songs (or types of music) can you imagine filling this role?