Bedtime (The Evening Is Coming, The Sun Sinks To Rest)
The perfect musical end to every busy, wonderful day
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Arrangement: Ian J. Watts / Mike Wilbury · Singalongasong Band / ClassicRocks
Lyrics
The evening is coming, the sun sinks to rest,
The crows are all flying straight home to their nest.
“Caw” says the crow as she flies over head,
“It's time little people were going to bed”!
The flowers are closing, the daisy's asleep,
The primrose is buried in slumber so deep,
Closed for the night are the roses so red,
“It's time little people were going to bed”!
The trees whisper gently with streams of night air,
You hear it quite softly as we climb the stair,
Lay down my darling and rest your sweet head,
“It's time little people were going to bed”!
The night sky is here and the stars twinkle bright,
They glitter so peacefully with the moonlight,
Reflect on the day as you lay down your head,
“It's time little people were going to bed”!
Additional lyrics by Ian Watts
Traditional lyrics — public domain. Arrangement © Singalongasong Band / ClassicRocks.
History & Background
History & Origin
Bedtime is a lullaby created for the Nursery Rhymes Collections with one clear intention: to make the end of the day feel like something to look forward to rather than resist.
For many children, bedtime is a moment of reluctance — the day has been full and interesting, the night seems quiet and still. The right song can change that perception entirely, turning the approach of sleep into its own kind of adventure. The best bedtime songs are not just soothing; they are inviting. They describe sleep not as an absence but as a destination: warm, safe, and full of dreams.
This song was recorded with the unhurried care that characterises all the lullabies in the Nursery Rhymes Collections. The arrangement is gentle, the tempo slow enough to let a child's heartbeat begin to match it, and the melody simple enough to hum long after the recording has ended. It is a song for the ritual of closing the day — and for the quiet, shared moment between parent and child that bedtime, at its best, always is.
