This old nonsense rhyme is probably just that – nonsense, however, some people have suggested that the cat is Elizabeth Ist and the dog is Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester who she once referred to as her ‘lap dog.’ Hey, Diddle Diddle was a new dance accompanied by a fiddle according to a play written …
This is a beautiful nursery rhyme written by a young John Roulstone and modified by poet Sarah Josepha Haler back in 1830. The rhyme is actually based on a true story of a girl known as Mary Sawyer who lived in Sterling, Massachusetts. The story goes that Mary took care of a lamb that had …
The Itsy Bitsy Spider, often known as Incy Wincy Spider is one popular traditional nursery rhyme and fingerplay that is often used among children in preschools around the world. The original Itsy Bitsy Spider was published in 1910 when it was known as “The Spider Song”. The song essentially paints a picture of a spider …
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 …
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 …
