“One, Two, Buckle My Shoe” or “1, 2 Buckle My Shoe” is a counting song dating back to late 18th century USA. It was heard for the first time around 1780 somewhere around Wrentham, Massachusetts. However the first published version […]
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Similar with other nursery rhymes, like Ladybird, Ladybird, One for Sorrow has its origins in a superstition. Originally, the lyrics were associated with magpies which were bringing good or bad luck. It is said that depending on how many little
“On Top of Old Smokey” or “On Top of Old Smoky” is a traditional nursery rhyme and folksong, sharing the same tune with On Top Of Spaghetti. There aren’t many evidences about the origin of this song and its author is
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Although there are some assumptions regarding the historical origin of “Old Mother Hubbard”s character, this nursery rhyme was written and illustrated by Sarah Catherine Martin (around 1804) – mainly to amuse her sister’s children. The poem was first told at
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“Old MacDonald Had a Farm” is popular nursery rhyme and animal song for kids, first recorded in the USA. A similar version of this song called “Ohio (Old Macdougal Had a Farm) was first published in Tommy’s Tune collection, a
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“Old King Cole” lyrics date back to the early 18th century England. The first version was published around 1708 in William King’s work “Useful Transactions in Philosophy”. The origin of King Cole character can be traced back to early history.
Monday’s Child is a traditional fortune-telling for kids and, along with Solomon Grundy, it is one great song for teaching children the days of the week. Monday’s Child lyrics were first published in the second volume of “The Borders of
“Matthew, Mark, Luke and John” is a well known Prayer (also called Black Paternoster) and nursery rhyme, originally sung as a gospel. The lyrics are usually repeated by kids before they go to sleep. The “Matthew, Mark, Luke and John”
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The earliest version of “Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary” first known as “Mistress Mary, Quite contrary” was recorded in the “Pretty Song Book” a collection of nursery rhymes published by Tommy Thumb, dating back to about 1744. The origins of “Mary,
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“Mary Had a Little Lamb” is a beautiful rhyme for kids telling the story of a girl who one day is taking her lamb to school. The lyrics belong to American writer Sarah Josepha Hale (1788-1879) and the musical sheet
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The lyrics of “Lucy Locket” date back to the 19th century England. The rhyme shares the same tune with the famous nursery rhyme “Yankee Doodle”. It is uncertain which one of these two rhymes used first this musical line. The
“London Bridge Is Falling Down” is a singing game and one of the most popular nursery rhymes, dating back to the 18th century England. It was first published in 1744 in the “Pretty Song Book” collection by Tommy Thumb. However,
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The first recorded version of “Little Miss Muffet” nursery rhyme dates back to the early 19th century England. It was first printed in the “Songs for the Nursery” collection published in 1805. The origin of “Little Miss Muffet” is most
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The earliest version of “Little Jack Horner” nursery rhyme dates back to the 18th century England. The character Jacky Horner originated from an old fairy tale “The Fryer and the Boy”. One of the first versions of this rhyme was
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“Little Bunny Foo Foo” is one of the most beloved nursery rhymes and it tells the story of a nasty little rabbit who is disturbing a mice family. This behavior is upsetting the Good Fairy who blames him for his
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Dating back to the 16th century England “Little Boy Blue” is a traditional nursery rhyme, first published in 1744, in Tommy Thumb’s collection, the Little song book. “Little Boy Blue” has a similar theme and origin as Little Bo Peep.
The origins of “Little Bo Peep” go back to the 16th century England. The first line was discovered in an old manuscript from 1805, and published around 1810, with additional lyrics in Gammer Gurton’s Garland or “The Nursery Parnassus” a
“Ladybird Ladybird” (also known as “Ladybug Ladybug”) is a traditional nursery rhyme, dating back to the 18th century England. Ladybugs, referred as ladybirds in the UK, have been always loved by little children, and not only. These red or yellow
At its origins “Jack Sprat” was known as a proverb, and the term used to refers at short people in the 16th century. It was first mentioned by John Clarke in English proverbs collection from 1639, “Jack will eat not
“Jack Be Nimble” is traditional nursery rhyme dating back to the 18th century England. The song was printed in James Orchard Halliwell’s English Nursery Rhymes and Fairy Tales collection in the middle of the 19th century. It was found in
The origin of the “Jack and Jill” nursery rhyme dates back at least to 18th century England, with various versions and lyrics. It is difficult to state the exact origin of this nursery rhyme. In the 16th century the words
“Itsy Bitsy Spider” or “Incy Wincy Spider” is a modern nursery rhyme popular among children across the United States and the United Kingdom as well (where Incy Wincy is more commonly used). The origin of this song is not known,
We don’t know the exact origins of “It’s Raining, It’s Pouring” song. It is a quite modern nursery rhyme, first recorded by the composer Charles Ives in 1939, New York. The first line “It’s raining – it’s pouring – old
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“I Love Little Pussy” is an old nursery rhyme, dating back to the 18th century England. The song was first published in 1830 in “The Child’s Song Book” and its lyrics have been attributed to Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star’s author,
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Also known as a proverb, “If wishes were horses, beggars would ride” is a traditional nursery rhyme originating from the 16th century England. The meaning of the proverb is that it is not enough to wish upon something, you have
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Usually represented by an egg, “Humpty Dumpty” is a famous character in an English nursery rhyme. It also appears in literature works and other popular culture such as Through the Looking-Glass, by Lewis Carroll, Mother Goose in Prose by L.
“How many miles to Babylon?” is a traditional nursery rhyme and folksong original from Great Britain. The rhyme was first recorded in 1801 and in the beginning it was a singing game but it lost this purpose in the 20th
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“Hot Cross Buns” is an English Easter song and nursery rhyme. The “Hot Cross Buns” are traditional sweets, eaten on Good Friday. They are small pieces of spicy cakes, also called buns, made with different kind of fruits (currants, raisins,
Hickory Dickory Dock is by far the most popular nursery rhyme that teaches young kids the notions of time.
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Hey Diddle Diddle is a traditional nursery rhyme dating back to the 18th century England. Here are its history and lyrics.
Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush is a traditional nursery rhyme and singing game original from England. It shares the same tune with the American folk song from the nineties The Wheels On The Bus. Here We Go Round
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“Goosey, Goosey Gander” is a traditional English nursery rhyme dating back to the late 18th century. The song was first recorded in 1784 by Gammer Gurton in his nursery rhymes collection The Nursery Parnassus (or Garland). Although there is no
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“Georgie Porgie” is a very popular traditional English nursery rhyme, dating back to the 19th century. The song was first published with different lyrics, in James Orchard Halliwell’s collection in 1840. The author George Bernard Shaw (born 1856) refers to
Originally from Scotland, “Froggy Went A Courtin” is now a very popular American folk-song and nursery rhyme. The rhyme first appeared in 1548 titled “The frog came to the myl dur” (Scots language) in Wedderburn’s Complaynt of Scotland. The song
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“For Want of a Nail” is a popular nursery rhyme and proverb, dating back to the 14th century. The words of this meaningful say, can teach our children the simple fact that each of our actions, no matter how unimportant
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“Five little speckled frogs” (also known as “Five Green and Speckled Frogs” or “Five Speckled Frogs”) is one of the most popular counting songs and singing games, together with Eeny meeny miny moe. There are no many evidences about its
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“Eeny, meeny, miny, moe” also known as “Eena, meena, mina, mo” is a popular counting rhyme and singing game. It is very hard to establish the exact origin of the song as it has so many accepted forms, in different
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The origin of the Doctor Foster rhyme dates back to the early 19th century England. Although it was first recorded in 1810 in Gamer Gurton’s Garland, Doctor Foster tells a story about a 13th century episode of English history that
“Ding Dong Bell”, also known as Ding Dong Dell is a popular nursery rhyme with an educational theme against animal cruelty. Its origin dates back to the 16th century England. The Ding Dong Bell rhyme was first recorded in 1580
Did You Ever See a Lassie is a popular American nursery rhyme and also a singing game. There are no exact evidences of the origin of “Did You Ever See a Lassie?” Although it was first published in the USA
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“Who killed Cock Robin” is a traditional nursery rhyme first recorded in 1744. However, its lyrics originated in a similar story called “Phyllyp Sparowe” written and published by John Skelton around the early 1500s. “Who Killed Cock Robin” Lyrics Who
“Christmas Is Coming” is a well known traditional carol talking about the meaning and symbol of Christmas: a time of celebration and goodness. We don’t know the exact origins of the Christmas Is Coming poem. The musical sheet belongs to
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The origin of “Cock a doodle doo” dates back to 1606 to an English murder pamphlet. The first part of the rhyme was: To mock the cockerel’s crow. The earliest version of the actual song was published in 1765 in
The origin of “Bye, baby Bunting” dates back in 1784. The song first appears in England known as Cry baby bunting”. It was first been published in “The Nursery Parnassus” or Gammer Gurton’s Garland, 1784. Later in 1805 a longer
“Bobby Shafto” is an English folk song and nursery rhyme, mostly associated with Robert Shafto, a British Member of Parliament for County Durham (elected in 1730) who used this song in his election campaign. In 1761 some lyrics have been
“Bingo” is a spelling-song for kids. Although there were found some references about similar songs, the oldest one dating back to late 18th century, the origin of this nursery rhyme is uncertain. It was first published with various names and
Original from 19th century England, “Billy Boy” is a traditional nursery rhyme and folk song, popular in America. The song is probably a version of Lord Randall, and it was first known as Willie Lad and Charming William. “Billy Boy”
Like Twinkle-Twinkle Little Star or the Alphabet song, the English version of “Baa, Baa, Black Sheep” has its origin in an old French song from 1761 “Ah, vous dirai-je, maman!” by Louis Le Maire, sharing the same tune. Although in the
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“As I was going to St Ives” is a riddle rhyme, having its origins in the 18th century England. Most probably St Ives refers to an old village in Cornwall, England. The riddle is more of a logical problem than
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“A Tisket A Tasket” is a popular nursery rhyme original from the USA, dating back to 1879. The words Tisket-Tasket, have no specific meaning, it is a word play made up to go with the rhyme. The song lyrics were
