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The New Parent's Lullaby Cheat Sheet

Sep 4 2014 - 1:44pm

If your lyrical lullaby abilities begin and end with "Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily, life is but a dream, and . . . REPEAT," we're here to help. Save your babes the monotony of Mama singing the same phrases over and over again (or, worse, the good old reliable hum), with our cheat sheet to every lullaby you ever thought you knew, and then forgot. No more worrying about what happened after the cow jumped over the moon.

"London Bridge"

"London Bridge is falling down,
Falling down, falling down.
London Bridge is falling down,
My fair lady.

"Build it up with iron bars,
Iron bars, iron bars,
Build it up with iron bars,
My fair lady.

"Iron bars will bend and break,
Bend and break, bend and break,
Iron bars will bend and break,
My fair lady.

"Build it up with gold and silver,
Gold and silver, gold and silver,
Build it up with gold and silver,
My fair lady."

"Hush, Little Baby"

"Hush, little baby, don't say a word,
Mama's gonna buy you a mockingbird.

"If that mockingbird won't sing,
Mama's gonna buy you a diamond ring.

"If that diamond ring turns brass,
Mama's gonna buy you a looking glass.

"If that looking glass gets broke,
Mama's gonna buy you a billy goat,

"If that billy goat don't pull,
Mama's gonna buy you a cart and bull.

"If that cart and bull turn over,
Mama's gonna buy you a dog named Rover.

"If that dog named Rover won't bark,
Mama's gonna buy you a horse and cart.

"If that horse and cart fall down,
You'll be the sweetest little baby in town."

"I'm a Little Teapot"

"I'm a little teapot, short and stout.
Here is my handle, here is my spout.

"When I get all steamed up
Hear me shout, 'Tip me over and pour me out!'

"I'm a very special pot, this is true.
Here's an example of what I can do.

"I can change my handle and my spout.
Tip me over and pour me out!"

"Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star"

"Twinkle, twinkle, little star,
How I wonder what you are.
Up above the world so high,
Like a diamond in the sky.

"When the blazing sun is gone,
When he nothing shines upon,
Then you show your little light.
Twinkle, twinkle all the night.

"Then the traveler in the dark
Thanks you for your tiny spark.
He could not see which way to go
If you did not twinkle so.

"In the dark blue sky you keep
And often through my curtains peep.
For you never shut your eye
Till the sun is in the sky.

"As your bright and tiny spark
Lights the traveler in the dark.
Though I know not what you are,
Twinkle, twinkle, little star."

"Baa, Baa, Black Sheep"

"Baa, baa, black sheep, have you any wool?
Yes, sir, yes, sir, three bags full.

"One for my master and one for my dame,
And one for the little (girl/boy) who lives down the lane.

"Baa, baa, black sheep, have you any wool?
Yes, sir, yes, sir, three bags full.

"Cluck, cluck, red hen, have you any eggs?
Yes sir, yes sir, as many as your legs.

"One for your breakfast and one for your lunch;
Come back tomorrow and I'll have another bunch.

"Cluck, cluck, red hen, have you any eggs?
Yes sir, yes sir, as many as your legs.

"Moo, moo, brown cow, have you milk for me?
Yes sir, yes sir, as tasty as can be.

"Churn it into butter, make it into cheese,
Freeze it into ice cream or drink it if you please.

"Moo, moo, brown cow, have you milk for me?
Yes sir, yes sir, as tasty as can be.

"Buzz, buzz, busy bee, is your honey sweet?
Yes sir, yes sir, sweet enough to eat.

"Honey on your muffin, honey on your cake,
Honey by the spoonful, as much as I can make.

"Buzz, buzz, busy bee, is your honey sweet?
Yes sir, yes sir, sweet enough to eat."

"Itsy-Bitsy Spider"

"The itsy-bitsy spider climbed up the waterspout.
Down came the rain and washed the spider out.
Out came the sun and dried up all the rain.
And the itsy-bitsy spider climbed up the spout again."

"Do You Know the Muffin Man?"

"O do you know the muffin man,
The muffin man, the muffin man.
O do you know the muffin man,
Who lives in Drury Lane?

"O yes I know the muffin man,
The muffin man, the muffin man,
O yes I know the muffin man,
Who lives in Drury Lane."

"Brahms's Lullaby"

"Lullaby and goodnight, with roses bedight
With lilies o'er spread is baby's wee bed.

"Lay thee down now and rest, may thy slumber be blessed
Lay thee down now and rest, may thy slumber be blessed.

"Lullaby and goodnight, thy mother's delight
Bright angels beside my darling abide.

"They will guard thee at rest, thou shalt wake on my breast
They will guard thee at rest, thou shalt wake on my breast."

"Hickory Dickory Dock"

"Hickory dickory dock,
The mouse ran up the clock,
The clock struck three
And he did flee,
Hickory dickory dock.

"Hickory dickory dock.
The mouse ran up the clock,
The clock struck four,
He hit the floor,
Hickory dickory dock.

"Hickory dickory dock.
The mouse ran up the clock,
The clock struck five,
The mouse took a dive,
Hickory dickory dock.

"Hickory dickory dock.
The mouse ran up the clock,
The clock struck six,
That mouse, he split,
Hickory dickory dock.

"Hickory dickory dock.
The mouse ran up the clock,
The clock struck seven,
Eight, nine, 10, 11,
Hickory dickory dock.

Hickory Dickory dock,
The mouse ran up the clock,
As twelve bells rang,
The mousie sprang,
Hickory Dickory dock.

"Hickory dickory dock.
'Why scamper?' asked the clock,
'You scare me so
I have to go!
Hickory Dickory dock.'"


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