Rock-a-bye Baby

Rock-a-bye Baby has been a popular nursery rhyme for about 245 years(!) So your great-great-great-grandparents may have used this rhyme!

Rock-a-Bye Baby is widely used as a lullaby. So why not try to sing this lullaby tonight? But try to not fall asleep yourself, while singing it for your kids... :)

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Rock-a-bye Baby - Lyrics

Rock-a-bye baby, on the treetop
When the wind blows, the cradle will rock
When the bough breaks, the cradle will fall
And down will come baby, cradle and all

The original lyrics:
The original Rock-a-Bye lyrics from back in 1765 goes like this...

Hush-a-by baby, on the tree top
When the wind blows, the cradle will rock
When the bough breaks, the cradle will fall
And down will fall baby, cradle and all