how is a baby falling from a tree in a cradle a nursery rhyme?

Question

i mean think about it?!

...when the tree blows the cradle will rock and DOWN will come baby cradle and all!


its about a baby falling out of a tree!
just wondering how that can calm people/kids down?

Answer 1

Well ma'am I don't rightly know.

I was minin my own business and this feller knocked me down and stomped my face
He set to slanderin me all over town
All I done was step on his daggone blue shoes accidental like
Suede they was
50,000 dollars bail, he had outstanding warrants for shaking baby syndrome he was a bad lumberjack and that aint ok

Thankyou very much

Answer 2

Rock a Bye Baby Rhyme

Nursery Rhyme - American & English History



Origins of words to "Rock a bye baby" in American history
The words and lyrics to the "Rock a bye baby" rhyme are reputed to reflect the observations of a young pilgrim boy in America who had seen Native Indian mothers suspend a birch bark cradle from the branches of a tree. Thus enabling the wind to rock the cradle and the child to sleep! This rhyme is also known as "Hush a bye baby" which is the correct title. The confusion regarding these lyrics occurred due to the popularity of the old Al Jolson classic song "Rock a bye my baby with a Dixie melody!".


Origins of words to "Rock a bye baby" in English history
dating back to the 1700's

The story of the Nursery Rhyme relates to a family who lived in a tree house which was formed within a massive Yew tree. The Yew Tree concerned was believed to be nearly 2000 years old. The family were charcoal burners who lived in Shining Cliff Woods, Ambergate, Derbyshire in the 1700's. The ancient occupation of Charcoal Burning would be conducted by people who actually lived in the woods. Just like like this family. Their names were Kate and Luke Kennyon and they lived in what was locally called the 'Betty Kenny Tree' - a colloquialism for Kate Kenyon. The Kenyons had 8 children and a tree bough was hollowed out to act as a cradle for their children! Shining Cliff Woods was owned at the time by the Hurt family. The Kenyons were favoured by the Hurts who commissioned the artist James Ward of the Royal Academy to paint their portraits. The Yew tree still exists but was severely fire damaged by vandals in the 1930s. More information may be located on the Amber Valley Borough Council website.

Out grateful thanks go to James Hamilton for providing us with the lead to the English origins to 'Rock a Bye Baby.

Rock a bye baby song
AKA Hush a bye baby

Rock a bye baby on the tree top,
When the wind blows the cradle will rock,
When the bough breaks the cradle will fall,
And down will come baby, cradle and all.
Rock a bye baby song
AKA Hush a bye baby

Answer 3

Origins of words to "Rock a bye baby" in American history
The words and lyrics to the "Rock a bye baby" rhyme are reputed to reflect the observations of a young pilgrim boy in America who had seen Native Indian mothers suspend a birch bark cradle from the branches of a tree. Thus enabling the wind to rock the cradle and the child to sleep! This rhyme is also known as "Hush a bye baby" which is the correct title.

Answer 4

most nursery rhymes and Fairy tales come from very violent and evil beginnings . Jack be nimble jack be quick, Jack jump over the candle stick. Comes from biblical times , passing children through the fires of Moleck. Ring around the Rosie had to do with the black plague, Rose colored rings on the body. A pocket full of posies was for the smell , ashes , ashes all fall down. they were burring the bodies .

I'm not familiar with the origin of rockabye baby, but I'm sure it's just as gruesome.

Answer 5

It is probobly one of those morbid things, just like ring around the rosie talks about some childhood disease, and ashes ashes we all fall down is when they die. Weird isn't it? But that is what ring around the rosie was based on. Now the cradle song, that is scary, because it says the bow breaks, and the cradle falls, and down comes baby cradle and all......but does the baby survive? The world may never know....

Answer 6

It's symbolism of childbirth-
Rock a bye baby on the treetop=baby in the womb
when the wind blows the cradle will rock=uterine contractions
when the bow breaks the cradle will fall=water breaks baby enters birth canal
and down will come baby, cradle and all=baby & afterbirth travel down birth canal and come out thru vaginal opening.

Answer 7

Many nursery rhymes are about terrible things. For instance, "ring around the rosie, pockets full of posies" is about people getting the Black Death (plague) and dying.

The rock a bye baby rhyme is about how medieval peasants used to swaddle their babies and put them in trees while they were working in the fields. This was to prevent the wolves from getting them.

If you look into it most nursery rhymes are actually pretty horrible.

Answer 8

I agree, but many nursery rhymes are like this, take ring around the rosie for example, it is said to be about the black plague. I don't know why they would want to tell/sing these things to their children.
This is what I found on that..
"Many of the words and lyrics were used to parody the royalty and politicians of the day, direct dissent could be punishable by death! Strange how these events in history are now remembered through children's nursery rhymes!"
http://www.famousquotes.me.uk/nursery_rhymes/nursery_rhymes_index.htm

Answer 9

All nursery rhymes are morbid. Think about it: Humpty Dumpty falls off the wall, Jack and Jill tumble down a hill, Little Miss Muffet gets frightened by a spider. I think back when they were written, they were used to teach children a lesson.

Answer 10

LOL. A lot of nursery rhymes have morbid beginnings. Do you know Ring around the rosy is from the Black Plague? The line "pocketful of posies" is from when they had the plague they would carry flowers in their pockets to try to drown the stench of their rotting flesh. "and we all fall down" is of course dying. Weird.