2006-12-09 18:29:43 · 3 answers · asked by honesttothepointofrecklessness 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Quotations
Originally titled "Hushabye Baby," this nursery rhyme was said to be the first poem written on American soil. Although there is no evidence when the song was written, it may date from the 1600s. It is rumoured that it was written by a young pilgrim who sailed to America on the Mayflower. He was said to have observed the way Native American women rocked their babies in birch bark cradles, which were suspended from the high branches of trees, allowing the wind to rock the baby to sleep. Another source reports that Effie Crockett, a relative of Davy Crockett, wrote the lyrics in 1872 while babysitting a restless child.
Only the words in the first four lines are supposed to be from the Pilgrim boy in America. Lines 5-12 are a later invention.
2006-12-09 18:34:09 · answer #1 · answered by Smurfetta 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
mother goose I believe but she is a twisted person
2006-12-10 03:53:57 · answer #2 · answered by dark aran 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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http://www.rhymes.org.uk/rock_a_bye_baby.htm
2006-12-10 02:33:00 · answer #3 · answered by monkiesnrabbitsloodaloop 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋