“Lavender’s Blue” is English folk song and lullaby song. This is a very old ditty first found in print during the late 17th century.
It has been covered extensively during the years by artists such as Dinah Shore in 1949 or Laura Wright in 2011 but its popularity today can be most likely attributed to the song being featured in the 2015 Disney movie “Cinderella”.
The rhyme shares the same tune with Diddle Diddle.
“Lavender’s Blue” Lyrics
Lavender’s blue, dilly dilly, lavender’s green,
When I am king, dilly dilly, you shall be queen:
Who told you so, dilly dilly, who told you so?
‘Twas mine own heart, dilly dilly, that told me so.
Call up your men, dilly dilly, set them to work,
Some with a rake, dilly dilly, some with a fork;
Some to make hay, dilly dilly, some to thresh corn,
Whilst you and I, dilly dilly, keep ourselves warm.
If you should die, dilly dilly, as it may hap,
You shall be buried, dilly dilly, under the tap;
Who told you so, dilly dilly, pray tell me why?
That you might drink, dilly dilly, when you are dry.
“Lavender’s Blue” Original Version
Lavender’s blue, dilly, dilly, lavender’s green,
When I am king, dilly, dilly, you shall be my queen;
Call up your men, dilly, dilly, set them to work,
Some to the plough, dilly, dilly, some to the cart;
Some to make hay dilly, dilly, some the thresh corn;
Whilst you and I, dilly, dilly, keep ourselves warm.