Hush a Bye Baby Lyrics
Hush-a-bye, baby,
in 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.
History:
Category: lullabies
The anonymous author of this nursery rhyme may
have written this rhyme as a warning to those wo strive to climb
so high they eventually fall.
Best historical records show a young pilgrim wrote this rhyme after
seeing how Indians hung their infants on tree branches. This is thought
to be the first poem created on American soil.
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