Reading Notes: Charms & Lullabies #1
This is the classic lullaby that we have all heard before, but when I was reading it I realized that I had never heard anything more than the introduction. I have chosen to just copy down the original song instead of going through and taking "notes" like normal, because I don't want to mess up the rhythm or anything when I rewrite my story to it. I also like how it talks about different animals, because I could definitely keep it with my zoo theme.
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HUSH-A-BYE, baby, on the tree top;
When the wind blows, the cradle will rock;
When the bough bends, the cradle will fall;
Down will come baby, bough, cradle, and all.
RABBIT, rabbit, rabbit-pie!
Come, my ladies, come and buy,
Else your babies they will cry.
*I think I could change the rabbit to a zoo animal, along with the kitten in the next paragraph. Maybe ladies to visitors?
HEY, my kitten, my kitten,
And hey, my kitten, my deary!
Such a sweet pet as this
Was neither far nor neary.
Here we go up, up, up,
And here we go down, down, downy;
And here we go backwards and forwards,
And here we go round, round, roundy.
YOUNG lambs to sell!
Young lambs to sell!
If I'd as much money as I can tell,
I never would cry, Young lambs to sell!
Rock-a-bye, baby, thy cradle is green;
Father's a nobleman, mother's a queen;
And Betty's a lady, and wears a gold ring;
And Johnny's a drummer, and drums for the king.
HEY, my kitten, my kitten,
And hey, my kitten, my deary!
Such a sweet pet as this
Was neither far nor neary.
Here we go up, up, up,
And here we go down, down, downy;
And here we go backwards and forwards,
And here we go round, round, roundy.
YOUNG lambs to sell!
Young lambs to sell!
If I'd as much money as I can tell,
I never would cry, Young lambs to sell!
Rock-a-bye, baby, thy cradle is green;
Father's a nobleman, mother's a queen;
And Betty's a lady, and wears a gold ring;
And Johnny's a drummer, and drums for the king.
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I haven't tried to write anything that rhymes yet, so I think this could be a fun challenge for me to try to change the "lyrics" and still make it flow smoothly.
Bibliography: Rock-a-bye Baby in The Nursery Rhyme Book edited by Andrew Lang and illustrated by L. Leslie Brooke (1897).
Bibliography: Rock-a-bye Baby in The Nursery Rhyme Book edited by Andrew Lang and illustrated by L. Leslie Brooke (1897).
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