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Rasmussen had written numerous rhymes and jingles, some of which are still being used in Danish beginner classes in public schools (e.g. the picture book "Halfdans ABC"). This lullaby's music was composed by Hans Dalgaard (1919–81). The song is a simple story of a child who tries to count the stars with his/her fingers and toes.
Go to sleep-y, my little ba - by. When you wake, you shall have All the pretty lit-tle hor-ses Blacks and bays, Dap-ples and grays, Coach----- and six-a lit-tle hor - ses. Hush you bye, Don't you cry, Go to sleep-y lit-tle ba - by When you wake, you'll have sweet cake, and All the pret-ty lit-tle hor-ses A brown and a gray and a black and a bay
The first two lines at least appeared in dance books (1708, 1719, 1728), satires (1709, 1725), and a political broadside (1711). It appeared in the earliest extant collection of nursery rhymes, Tommy Thumb's Pretty Song Book, published in London around 1744. The 1744 version included the first six lines. [3]
Canadian singer the Weeknd references this prayer in his song "Big Sleep" from his 2025 album Hurry Up Tomorrow, where featured artist Giorgio Moroder recites the lines "Now I lay me down to sleep, pray the Lord my soul to keep, angels watch me through the night, wake me up with light" in the second verse. [12] Film and television
Diddle, Diddle, Dumpling, My Son John" is an English language nursery rhyme. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 19709. Lyrics. One modern version is:
The rhyme is followed by a note: "This may serve as a warning to the proud and ambitious, who climb so high that they generally fall at last." [4]James Orchard Halliwell, in his The Nursery Rhymes of England (1842), notes that the third line read "When the wind ceases the cradle will fall" in the earlier Gammer Gurton's Garland (1784) and himself records "When the bough bends" in the second ...
Other recordings of the song were made by Peggy Lee, by Blue Barron, and by The Charioteers about the same time. The Wiggles also sang this song on their album and DVD Pop Go the Wiggles for Anthony Field's newborn son, Antonio who debuted himself, although the song was not featured on the US version of the DVD.
Sleep, little child, sleep Sleep, little child, sleep In Heaven drift the sheep The little stars are little lambs The moon, he is the little shepherd Sleep, little child, sleep Sleep, little child, sleep The Christ Child has a sheep, He is himself the dear Lamb of God Who died for the sake of all of us Sleep, little child, sleep Sleep, little ...