His popular lullabies express the tender affection felt by parents the world over as they rock their babies off to sleep. They appeal to the heart at any age.
「嬰仔嬰嬰困，一瞑（一夜）大一寸，嬰仔嬰嬰惜，一暝大一尺，搖子日落山，抱子金金看（仔細看），你是我心肝，驚你（怕你）受風寒……」這首歌道出了普天下父母在搖抱孩子睡覺時的憐愛及期望之情，不管在那個年代唱來，均令人心動。