This Little Light of Mine is said to have been composed by Harry Dixon Loes back in the 1920s, although he never claimed to write the song. It is almost certain though that it appeared sometimes around the 1920s in the United States and today it is not just a beloved children’s tune, known around …
Rock a Bye Baby is one of the most popular lullabies along with Twinkle Twinkle Little Star and it has been used to get children to sleep for centuries! It is no wonder that this popular song has a number of legends behind it. One of the most popular tales links the rhyme to the …
As with many nursery rhymes, the origins of Baa Baa Black Sheep are not well known though its earliest published version dates back to 1744. It was printed in the oldest surviving collection of songs known as Tommy Thumb’s Pretty Song Book. There is speculation that the song alludes to the heavy taxation of wool …
Miss Mary Mack is a popular hand-clapping game and nursery rhyme that is believed to have originated in West Chester, Pennsylvania. The rhyme was created by African-American children who would sit or stand opposite to each other and then have fun singing and clapping to the song. It is said to pay tribute to Mary …
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star is arguably one of the most popular nursery rhymes ever written with its origin dating back to the early 19th Century. The lyrics of the rhyme are from a collection of poems known as Rhymes For the Nursery written by English poet Jane Taylor. One of the poems in the collection …
