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  2. In Derbyshire, England, one local legend has it that the song relates to a local character in the late 18th century, Betty Kenny (Kate Kenyon), who lived in a huge yew tree in Shining Cliff Woods in the Derwent Valley, where a hollowed-out bough served as a cradle. [7]

  3. Jan 19, 2024 · More modern versions of the song have changed the name from “Hush-a-bye Baby” to “Rock-a-bye Baby.” That name change was first recorded in 1805 in Benjamin Tabart’s collection, Songs for...

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  4. Jun 13, 2024 · 'Rock-a-Bye Baby' Nursery Rhyme Originated from Muskogee Tribe? Viral copypasta claimed the lullaby was inspired by the tribe's practice of cradling their babies in birch trees.

  5. Dec 7, 2020 · The melody for the famous lullaby "Rock-a-Bye Baby" was composed, by Effie I. Canning near the end of the 19th century. Anecdotes about the history of the song vary, however, when researching numerous newspaper articles that present conflicting information.

  6. Jun 10, 2018 · Scholars believe it was first published in the mid-1700s in Mother Gooses Melody in London. Over the last 250 years, the lullaby has been only slightly modified, and is generally known today as follows: “ Rock-a-bye, baby, in the tree top. When the wind blows, the cradle will rock.

  7. Nov 2, 2018 · The popular lullaby was first printed in 1765 in Mother Goose 's Melody. Some historians believe it was written in response to King James II's conversion to Catholicism. He had a son in 1688 and many feared his heir would lead to a Catholic dynasty in England.

  8. Aug 15, 2020 · They were charcoal burners in the 17th and 18th centuries and lived in the woods, and the mother put her baby to sleep in a handy hollow tree. There’s no evidence though.