Is "Hush a bye baby" a
Nursery Rhyme or lullaby? The words and origin of
the "Hush a bye baby" rhyme
are said to have originated
from America. It was the
practice of some Native
Americans to place a baby in
the branches of a tree
allowing the wind to gently
rock the child to sleep
"Hush a bye baby on the
treetop". The meaning to the
words of the song "Hush a
bye baby" seem to match this
explanation. The words to
the "Hush a bye baby" song
have the intention of making
a child sleep it can
therefore be correctly
described as both a nursery
rhyme and a lullaby! The
words to the "Hush a bye
baby" song were first
published in 1765.
Hush a Bye Baby poem
Hush a bye
baby, on the tree top,
When the wind blows the cradle will rock;
When the bow breaks, the cradle will fall,
And down will come baby, cradle and all.
