Mother Goose’s Melody (1760):
“Hush-a-bye Baby”

Mother Goose's Melody

Title: “Hush-a-bye Baby”

Medium: nursery rhyme

Publication date: 1760

Publisher: John Newbery

Roud Folk Song Index Number: 2768

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Rock-a-bye Baby
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[child]

John Newbery

"Rock-a-bye Baby" (originally titled "Hush-a-bye Babe") is thought to be one of the first English language poems written in America. It dates back to the 1500s, but the first known printed version is in Mother Goose's Melody (c. 1760, sometimes dated 1765).

Mother Goose’s Melody (1760): “Hush-a-bye Baby”

Mother Goose’s Melody (1760):
“Hush-a-bye Baby”