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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 ...
1 Lyrics. 2 Origins. ... Download as PDF; Printable version; ... Diddle, Dumpling, My Son John" is an English language nursery rhyme. It has a Roud Folk Song Index ...
"Monday's Child" is one of many fortune-telling songs, popular as nursery rhymes for children. It is supposed to tell a child's character or future from their day of birth and to help young children remember the seven days of the week. As with many such rhymes, there are several variants. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 19526.
Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects ... Wind the Bobbin Up" is an English language children's nursery rhyme and singing game. Lyrics. Among modern ...
Download as PDF; Printable version; ... Pages in category "English children's songs" ... (nursery rhyme) Sing a Song of Sixpence;
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.
Once the rhyme entered the nursery repertoire it was frequently included in collections of such lore and tunes were then fitted to it. The Library of Congress preserves an 1885 round for four voices by the Canadian Sydney Percival (musical pseudonym of Joseph Gould ) in which Tommy is "singing for his supper.
"Row, Row, Row Your Boat" Play ⓘ This is a list of English-language playground songs.. Playground songs are often rhymed lyrics that are sung. Most do not have clear origin, were invented by children and spread through their interactions such as on playgrounds.