Released: November 1, 1979

Songwriter: Steven Tyler

Producer: Gary Lyons Aerosmith

[Intro]
Honey now, na, na, na, na, na

[Verse 1]
Hush a bye my baby, soft and new
Ooh, loveliness, gypsy dance in the rain
Hush a bye, my baby, what you do
Ooh, the baby cry
The wind she's calling your name

[Chorus]
(Mia)
Ooh (Mia) ooh (Mia)
Ooh (Mia) ooh (Mia)

[Verse 2]
Where you came from you ain't alone
Live and loved from the old jaw bone
Oh, don't you cry you're home sweet home
Rock a bye, sweet lady, gypsy blue
Ooh, the nightingale singing her song in the rain
Hush a bye sweet lady, soft and new
Ooh, don't you cry, the wind she's a-screaming your name

[Chorus]
(Mia)
Ooh (Mia) ooh (Mia)
Ooh (Mia) ooh

[Verse 3]
Come too soon that sunny day
You give your heart away
No divorcee, or reprise, yeah, yeah

[Chorus]
(Mia)
Ooh (Mia) ooh (Mia)
Ooh (Mia) ooh (Mia)
Ooh (Mia) ooh (Mia)
(Mia)

Aerosmith

Aerosmith is an American rock band, sometimes referred to as “The Bad Boys from Boston” and “America’s Greatest Rock and Roll Band.” Formed in 1970, its founding members are Steven Tyler (vocals, keyboards, harmonica), Tom Hamilton (bass), Joey Kramer (drums), Joe Perry (guitar, vocals) and Brad Whitford (guitar).

The band released their eponymous debut studio album in 1973 featuring the single “Dream On,” which remains one of their most popular songs. Their next four albums made them rock stars across the US and Canada, spawning the hits “Sweet Emotion”, “Last Child”, “Walk This Way”, “Back In The Saddle”, “Draw The Line”, and a cover of “Come Together” for the Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band Soundtrack.

Before the release of their fifth album Draw The Line, the band’s substance abuse began to destroy them. Perry quit after a backstage fight with Tyler in 1979, and Whitfield left two years later. Despite moderate sales, the band’s fifth and sixth albums were considered flops when compared to the band’s past accomplishments. When Perry and Whitfield returned in 1984, their eighth album Done With Mirrors was also deemed unsuccessful despite strong reviews. Doug Herzog (MTV, VH1)