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'Rock-a-bye Baby' is a nursery rhyme and lullaby. The melody is a variant of the English satirical ballad Lilliburlero. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 2768. ==Lyrics== The first printed version from ''Mother Goose's Melody'' (London, c. 1765), has the following lyrics: :Hush-a-by baby :On the tree top, :When the wind blows :The cradle will rock. :When the bough breaks, :The cradle will fall, :And down will fall baby :Cradle and all. The version from ''Songs for the Nursery'' (London, 1805), contains the wording: :Rock-a-bye, baby, thy cradle is green, :Father's a nobleman, mother's a queen... Alternate Lyrics as shown in ''The Real Mother Goose'' published in 1916: :Rock-a-bye, baby, thy cradle is green; :Father's a nobleman, mother's a queen; :And Betty's a lady, and wears a gold ring; :And Johnny's a drummer, and drums for the king. The most common version used today is: :Rock-a-bye baby, on the treetop, :When the wind blows, the cradle will rock, :When the bough breaks, the cradle will fall, :And down will come baby, cradle and all. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Rock-a-bye Baby」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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