Rock-a-bye Baby
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"Rock-a-bye Baby" is a traditional English nursery rhyme and lullaby, best known for its soothing melody and imagery of a baby rocking in a treetop cradle.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
lullaby
ⓘ
nursery rhyme ⓘ traditional song ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | England ⓘ |
| dateOfFirstKnownPublication | late 18th century ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter | baby ⓘ |
| featuresObject | cradle ⓘ |
| featuresSetting | treetop ⓘ |
| genre |
lullaby
ⓘ
nursery rhyme ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeForm | Hush-a-bye Baby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeTitle | Rock-a-bye Baby, on the Tree Top NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalRole | common bedtime song in English-speaking countries ⓘ |
| hasEmotionalTone |
gentle
ⓘ
soothing ⓘ |
| hasForm | short stanzaic song ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
to accompany rocking a cradle
ⓘ
to soothe infants ⓘ |
| hasImagery |
cradle falling
ⓘ
cradle rocking in a treetop ⓘ wind blowing ⓘ |
| hasInfluence |
inspired numerous musical arrangements
ⓘ
referenced in popular culture ⓘ |
| hasMelody | soothing ⓘ |
| hasMeter | regular, song-like meter ⓘ |
| hasNotableLine |
Down will come baby, cradle and all
ⓘ
When the bough breaks, the cradle will fall ⓘ When the wind blows, the cradle will rock ⓘ |
| hasOpeningLine | Rock-a-bye baby, on the tree top NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRhymeScheme | simple end rhyme ⓘ |
| hasRiskImagery | cradle falling from a tree ⓘ |
| hasStatus | public domain ⓘ |
| hasSubjectMatter | baby in a cradle in a tree ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
childcare
ⓘ
parental soothing ⓘ sleep ⓘ |
| hasTransmission | oral tradition ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | children ⓘ |
| isFrequentlyIncludedIn |
children’s songbooks
ⓘ
collections of nursery rhymes ⓘ |
| isPartOf | English nursery rhyme tradition ⓘ |
| isTraditional | true ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| modeOfPerformance |
sung a cappella
ⓘ
sung with simple accompaniment ⓘ |
| typicalPerformanceContext |
bedtime
ⓘ
nursery ⓘ |
| typicalUse | lullaby for putting babies to sleep ⓘ |
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