Is Imaginative words to
the Hey diddle diddle rhyme!
Hey diddle diddle is a
fantasy rhyme designed to
delight children with
impossible images such "the
Cow jumped over the Moon"!
Walt Disney's team of
animators use this type of
imagery in animated films to
great effect! The term ' Hey
diddle diddle' can be found
in the works of Shakespeare
and was a colloquialism used
in much the same vein as
"hey nonny no" which can be
found in traditional English
folk ballads. The original
title was 'High Diddle
Diddle' but this has been
altered to 'Hey Diddle
Diddle' over the years with
changes to the English
language. The first known
date of publication for the
words of the Hey diddle
diddle rhyme is 1765. For a
comprehensive Shakespeare
website we recommend a visit
to
william-shakespeare.info
The picture is a
portrait of
William
Shakespeare
Hey diddle diddle rhyme
Hey diddle
diddle, the cat and the fiddle,
The cow jumped over the moon.
The little dog laughed to see such fun
And the dish ran away with the spoon!
