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When was "Rockabye Baby" written?
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#51726. Asked by gmackematix.
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triviasoprano
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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.
This is what I found by pasting your question in Askjeeves. com:
"The words and lyrics to this nursery 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 enabling the wind to rock the cradle and the child to sleep. The rhyme also hold a warning on the choice of bough!"
It would then seem to have originated from early 17th century America. The actual webpage was way too long to write down.
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