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Hush-A-Bye Baby

[ Roud 2768 ; G/D 8:1552 ; Henry H591a ; Ballad Index Wa190 ; trad.]

Tim Hart and Maddy Prior sang Hush-A-Bye Baby in 1981 on Tim Hart and Friends’ album My Very Favourite Nursery Rhyme Record. This track was later included on their compilation CD Favourite Nursery Rhymes and Other Children’s Songs.

Lyrics

Tim Hart and Maddy Prior sing Hush-A-Bye Baby

Hush-a-bye baby on the tree top.
When the wind blows the cradle will rock.
When the bough breaks the cradle will fall,
Down will come baby, cradle and all.

Rock-a-bye baby, your cradle is green
Father’s a nobleman, mother’s a queen
Sally’s a lady and wears a gold ring
A Johnny’s a drummer and drums for the king

Hush-a-bye baby on the tree top.
When the wind blows the cradle will rock.
When the bough breaks the cradle will fall,
Down will come baby, cradle and all.