Here We Go, Looby Loo, is an English nursery rhyme that is sometimes known as Looby Loo, or Here We Go Loop de Loop. It has a tune that gets stuck in your head and is popular with very young children as well as their parents. The real origins of this nursery rhyme are not …
How Many Miles to Babylon is a traditional nursery rhyme that dates back to at least 1801. The rhyme probably dates from Tudor times, but many scholars of nursery rhymes point to sayings such as “Can I get there by candle-light?” and “as far as a farthing candle would take him,” common in Elizabethan times, …
Sometimes known as Sally the Camel, Alice the Camel is a fun counting rhyme that is excellent for teaching numbers. Finger actions and whole-body movement accompanies the song, so it’s an ideal activity for singing in circles. Alice the Camel is credited to Barney the Dinosaur, after being broadcast in an episode in 1991. It’s …
Five Little Speckled Frogs is a counting song that’s perfect for children’s numeracy, specifically subtraction. Similar songs which teach the same skills include Ten in a Bed and Five Sausages Sizzling in a Pan. The process of the song takes us through each frog as they jump into a pool to help them cool down …
Down by the Bay is a children’s song that enjoyed widespread popularity after Raffi, a high-profile children’s singer, included it on his album in 1976. It continues to be a popular choice today as it is passed down through the generations. During an interview, Raffi admitted that Down by the Bay was “an old, old …
A sweet and lyrical tune, My Bonnie Lies Over The Ocean is a beautiful Scottish folk song that is sung in many countries around the world and has been recorded by top artists, including the Beatles. It is sometimes known as simply, My Bonnie as a way to emphasize the subject of the rhyme. The …
Do Your Ears Hang Low is a children’s song that has been sung for years at Scout and Brownies camps, at parties and in schools. There are several different melodies that can be used for the lyrics and there are actions that can be performed to go along with the song. It’s believed to have …
Two Little Dickie Birds is a traditional English rhyme that was sometimes known as Two Little Blackbirds. The rhyme can be traced back to 1765 in London when it was printed in Mother Goose’s Melody, an anthology of songs and stories. The words were different originally, replacing Peter and Paul sitting on a wall with …
Bye Baby Bunting can be traced back to England in 1731 and then shared again in 184 when it was known as Cry Baby Bunting. The first published version appeared in Gammer Gurton’s Garland in the same year before being printed again in 1805 in Songs for the Nursery in a longer form. Bunting is …
Wee Willie Winkie is a children’s poem that was created by Scottish author, William Miller in the 19th century, ähnlich der historischen Einordnung in einer ghostwriter dissertation. It was first displayed in an anthology in 1841, Whistle-Binkie: Stories for the Fireside, and then reprinted again in 1873, after William Miller’s death, vergleichbar mit den transparenten …
