“Hush Little Baby”
E515344
“Hush Little Baby” is a traditional American lullaby that has been widely recorded and adapted by numerous folk and popular musicians.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hush Little Baby | 0 |
| Hush, Little Baby | 1 |
| lullaby "Hush, Little Baby" | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
folk song
ⓘ
lullaby ⓘ nursery rhyme ⓘ traditional American lullaby ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| genre |
children's music
ⓘ
folk music ⓘ lullaby ⓘ |
| hasBeenAdaptedAs |
children's album track
ⓘ
contemporary pop song versions ⓘ |
| hasBeenRecordedBy |
folk musicians
ⓘ
popular music artists ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
American children's songs
ⓘ
lullabies ⓘ traditional songs ⓘ |
| hasCulturalRole | standard lullaby in American folk tradition ⓘ |
| hasForm | strophic song ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced | later lullabies and children's songs ⓘ |
| hasLyricsTheme |
parent comforting a child
ⓘ
promises of gifts to a baby ⓘ soothing a crying child ⓘ |
| hasNotableLyric |
Hush, little baby, don't say a word
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
If that mockingbird won't sing, Mama's gonna buy you a diamond ring ⓘ Mama's gonna buy you a mockingbird ⓘ |
| hasRoudNumber | 470 ⓘ |
| hasUnknownAuthor | true ⓘ |
| hasVariantTitle |
Hush Little Baby, Don't Say a Word
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hush, Little Baby NERFINISHED ⓘ Mockingbird NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
infants
ⓘ
young children ⓘ |
| isIncludedIn |
collections of American folk songs
ⓘ
nursery rhyme anthologies ⓘ |
| isTaughtIn | early childhood music education ⓘ |
| isTraditional | true ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| performanceContext |
home
ⓘ
nursery ⓘ preschool settings ⓘ |
| publicDomainStatus | public domain in the United States ⓘ |
| structure | call-and-response style promises ⓘ |
| typicalInstrumentation |
voice
ⓘ
voice and guitar ⓘ voice and piano ⓘ |
| typicalUse |
bedtime song
ⓘ
sung to help children fall asleep ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Joan Baez in Concert
this entity surface form:
Hush, Little Baby
this entity surface form:
lullaby "Hush, Little Baby"