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An 1887 editorial in Boston's The Musical Herald mentions "Rock-a-bye-baby" as being part of the street band repertoire, [9] while in that same year The Times carried an advertisement for a performance in London by the Moore and Burgess Minstrels, featuring among others "the great American song of ROCK-A-BYE". [10]
Sheet music cover, 1918 "Rock-a-Bye Your Baby with a Dixie Melody" is a popular song written by Jean Schwartz, with lyrics by Sam M. Lewis and Joe Young.The song was introduced by Al Jolson in the Broadway musical Sinbad and published in 1918.
"Rockabye" is a song by British electronic group Clean Bandit featuring English singer Anne-Marie and Jamaican singer and rapper Sean Paul. It was released on 21 October 2016 and was their first single since Neil Amin-Smith's departure from the group and it serves as the lead single from their second studio album, What Is Love? (2018).
The lyrics of "Cradle of Love" quote several well known nursery rhymes [2] with variations that tie them to the song's title. The song's chorus quotes Rock-a-bye Baby, the first verse quotes Jack Be Nimble, the second verse quotes Hey Diddle Diddle, and the third verse quotes Jack and Jill.
Effie Crockett (4 March 1856 [1] [citation needed] – January 7, 1940), also known as Effie I. Canning, also known as Effie C. Carlton, was an American actress.She is credited with having written and composed the lullaby "Rock-a-bye Baby"; [2] despite the words being in print in 1765.
The song is composed as a waltz, in 3/4 time. [11] The chorus echoes the lullaby sentiment, with a reference to "Rock-a-bye Baby". According to Allmusic critic Bill Janovitz, the two verses contrast the new baby James, as a lonely cowboy, in the first verse with the lonely grown-up James singing in the second verse. [11]
There have been many interpretations [which?] of the meaning behind this nursery rhyme, with some claiming [who?] that the skin is akin to a winding sheet. [citation needed] But it contains many similar elements to other lullabies from the British Isles, including absence of the parents, and gifts for the baby upon their promised return.
Rock-a-bye Baby 'Hush a bye Baby', 'Rock a Bye Baby on the treetop' Great Britain c. 1765 [141] Round and Round the Garden: United Kingdom c. 1945 [142] See Saw Margery Daw: Great Britain c. 1765 [143] Taffy was a Welshman: Great Britain c. 1780 [144] This Little Piggy 'This Little Pig' Great Britain c. 1760 [145] Three Wise Men of Gotham