The first printed version from Mother Goose's Melody (London, c. 1765), has the following lyrics:
The version from Songs for the Nursery (London, 1805), contains the wording:
Alternate Lyrics as shown in The Real Mother Goose published in 1916:
The most common version used today is:
Origins and development
Various theories exist to explain the origins of the rhyme.
One theory suggests the rhyme narrates a mother gently rocking her baby to sleep, as if the baby were riding the treetops during a breeze; then, when the mother lowers the baby to her crib, the song says "down will come baby."
Another identifies the rhyme as the first poem written on American soil, suggesting it may date from the 17th century and have been written by an English immigrant who observed the way native-American women rocked their babies in birch-bark cradles, which were suspended from the branches of trees, allowing the wind to rock the baby to sleep. A difficulty with this theory is that the words appeared in print first in England in c. 1765.
Rockabye Baby! is a series of CDs geared toward infants and newborns, containing instrumental lullaby versions of popular rock bands including The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, and Led Zeppelin. This CMH Records series debuted in 2006, and garnered many reviews from the music and entertainment industry, including MTV, The Boston Globe, Chicago Sun-Times, Entertainment Weekly, In Style magazine, ABC World News, and The Washington Post. Rockabye Baby CDs were included in gift bags given to all of the presenters and performers at the 49th Annual Grammy Awards.
As of January 2012 there are 50+Rockabye Baby! albums on the market, from a diverse of artists, such as Journey, Björk and Kanye West. The Spokesman Review said "the series is designed for modern-music-minded parents who want to share songs like Paranoid Android with their kids without scarring them for life."
Reviews
Rockabye Baby has been reviewed in the national media and child-rearing magazines Parents, Parenting, American Baby and Child.
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I’m gonna sleep like a baby.”— sixersruinedme (@sixersruinedme) In another video, Barkley penned a mock lullaby ... ‘Rockabye baby, awake in your bed, as the thought of 2,000 swirls in your head.
In a series of new ads for sleep aid product Unisom, Barkley trolled the Giants by poking fun at a now-infamous moment from “Hard Knocks... I’m gonna sleep like a baby.” ... 3 ... ‘Rockabye baby, awake in your bed, as the thought of 2,000 swirls in your head ... 3.
But stop ... The fact he has stayed healthy and productive through 16 games is a testament to him and to good fortune ... 17? ... ... ‘Rockabye baby, awake in your bed, as the thought of 2,000 swirls in your head.’ It sure is tough to lose sleep over football ... ....
Saquon Barkley used his new partnership with Unisom to throw hilarious jabs at New York Giants owner John Mara... 'Rockabye baby, awake in your bed,' Barkley began reciting. 'As the thought of 2,000 swirls in your head ... Read More ... .
A new Saquon Barkley commercial trolls Giants co-owner John Mara and GM Joe Schoen for letting him walk to the rival Philadelphia Eagles... I’m gonna sleep like a baby.” ... ‘Rockabye baby, awake in your bed, as the thought of 2,000 swirls in your head ... 20.
Eric T ... “Tippecanoe” itself was set to “Three Litle Pigs,” and Harrison’s opponent, Martin van Buren, also had a song set to the tune of “RockabyeBaby” where he called Harrison a drunk and fake ... the radio ... ....
Over the last 18 years, RockabyeBaby! has sold over 140 albums of baby-focused versions of songs from artists including Metallica, Coldplay and the Beatles... to Rockabye Baby! co-creator LisaRoth.
In recent years, plenty of shoegaze songs became unlikely viral sensations ... But my anti-aircraft friend is too captivating to be dismissed ... $26.49 ... • Kal Marks’ WastelandBaby ... • Rockabye Baby!’s Lullaby Renditions Of Taylor SwiftVolume 2 ... 0.
About RockabyeBaby. Rockabye Baby is the world's leading lullaby brand! With over 130 releases to our name and over 3.5 billion streams since our humble beginnings, we continue to bring joy and rest ...
HillbillyElegy author and RepublicanOhioSenatorJ.D ... a Spotify compilation of acoustic covers and “RockabyeBaby!,” a nearly 21-hour playlist of lullaby versions of classic rock and pop songs ...Chris DeVille Staff. chrisdeville ... J.D ... 0 ... 0 ... 0 ... .
Republican vice presidential nominee J.D ... The two playlists he did not create are Spotify's compilation of acoustic covers and "RockabyeBaby!" a nearly 21-hour-long playlist of lullaby renditions of classic rock and pop songs ...Travis Tritt ... J.D ... .
