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The terms "nursery rhyme" and "children's song" emerged in the 1820s, although this type of children's literature previously existed with different names such as Tommy Thumb Songs and Mother Goose Songs. [1] The first known book containing a collection of these texts was Tommy Thumb's Pretty Song Book, which was published by Mary Cooper in 1744 ...
The melody commonly associated with the rhyme was first noted by the composer and nursery rhyme collector James William Elliott in his National Nursery Rhymes and Nursery Songs (1870). [3] For the original version, there is no 'do' in 'what did you there'.
"Five Little Monkeys" is an English-language nursery rhyme, children's song, folk song and fingerplay of American origin. It is usually accompanied by a sequence of gestures that mimic the words of the song. Each successive verse sequentially counts down from the starting number. [1] [2] [3]
Mike and Peggy Seeger, American Folk Songs for Children (1955) Isla St Clair, My Generation (2003) Broadside Band, Old English Nursery Rhymes; Tim Hart and Friends, My Very Favourite Nursery Rhyme Record (1981) Bobby Susser, Wiggle Wiggle and Other Exercises (1996) Various artists, Hello Children Everywhere, Vols. 1–4 (EMI Records, 1988 ...
Illustration of the rhyme from an issue of The Illustrated London News (1905) The most common modern version is arguably already a moderation of the theme of the original rhyme. The fear that children might be affected by the violence of the rhyme and specifically that children might be tempted to put cats in wells, led to several attempts to ...
Goosey Goosey Gander" is an English-language nursery rhyme. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 6488. Lyrics. The most common modern version of the lyrics is:
Sheet music for Harry King's setting of the song performed by Dan Leno (1889) "The Muffin Man" is a traditional nursery rhyme, children's song, or children's game of English origin. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 7922.
"Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary" is an English nursery rhyme. The rhyme has been seen as having religious and historical significance, but its origins and meaning are disputed. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 19626.