Lullabies R

Raisins and almonds

Rock gently sailboat

Rock me easy, rock me slow

Rockaby, lullaby

Rock-a-bye baby

Rock-a-bye my little owlet

Rock-a-bye you

Rockin’ by the baby

Russian cradle song

Russian lullaby

Last updated: 7/20/2020 2:14 PM

The songs below are compiled, illustrated and sometimes adapted by Dany Rosevear

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Raisins and almonds O

 

 


A widowed mother rocks her baby son Yidele to sleep; this Yiddish lullaby was written in 1880 by Abraham Goldfaden. The original is a much longer song; you can find out more at:  http://mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=5468 .

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


To my little one’s cradle in the night,

Comes a little goat snowy and white,

The goat will trot to the market,

While mother her watch does keep,

To bring you back raisins and almonds,

Sleep, my little one, sleep.

 


 

 

 

Rock gently sailboat O

 

 


Also known as ‘The Israeli boat song’; a lullaby written by Lionel Morton. This song featured on BBC’s Playschool and the classic ‘Bang on a drum’ songs from Play School and Playaway LP.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Rock gently sailboat in the midday sunshine,

Rock gently sailboat, rock us all to sleep.

Sailors are dreaming, white clouds are streaming,

Warm winds are blowing, from across the sea.

Here in our sailboat, noone can discover us,

Rock gently sailboat, rock us all to sleep.

 

 

 


 

 

Rock me easy, rock me slow O

 

 


A lullaby by Dennis Lee to the tune of Elvis Presley’s ‘Love me tender’.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Rock me easy, rock me slow,

Rock me where the robins go,

Rock the branch and rock the bough,

Rock the baby robins now.

Rock me up and rock me down,

Rock me off to sleepy town,

Rock me gently up the stairs

To snuggle with my teddy bears,

Rock me easy, rock me slow,

Rock me where the robins go.

 


 

 

Rockaby, lullaby 🔊

 

 


A poem by Josiah Gilbert Holland 1819-1881.

Music by Dany Rosevear

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Rockaby, lullaby, bees in the clover!

Crooning so drowsily, crying so low,

Rockaby, lullaby, dear little rover!

Down into wonderland,

Down to the under-land,

Go, now go!

Down into wonderland go.

 

Rockaby, lullaby, rain on the clover!

Tears on the eyelids that waver and weep,

Rockaby, lullaby, bending it over!

Down on the mother-world,

Down on the other world,

Sleep, oh sleep!

Down on the mother-world sleep.

 

Rockaby, lullaby, dew on the clover!

Dew on the eyes that will sparkle at dawn,

Rockaby, lullaby, dear little rover!

Into the stilly world,

Into the lily world,

Gone! now gone!

Into the lily world gone.


 

 

 

Rock-a-bye baby O

 

 


One of the most familiar lullabies in the English language.

Find out more about its history at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock-a-bye_Baby

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Rock-a-bye baby, on the treetop,

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, thy cradle is green,

Daddy’s a nobleman, Mummy’s a queen,

Betty’s a lady, and wears a gold ring,

Johnny’s a drummer, and drums for the king.

 

 

 


 

 

Rock-a-bye my little owlet 🔊

 

 


‘Indian Lullaby’ a poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

Music by Walter H. Aiken. Find out more about this American poet at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Wadsworth_Longfellow

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Rock-a-bye, my little owlet,

In thy mossy, swaying nest,

With thy little woodland brothers,

Close thine eyes and take thy rest.

To whoo, to whoo, to whoo, to whoo...

 

Hush-a-bye, my little owlet,

Many voices sing to thee,

"Hush-a-bye," the water whispers,

"Hush!" replies the tall pine tree.

To whoo, to whoo, to whoo, to whoo...

 

Sleep, O sleep, my little owlet,

Thro' our tent the moon shines bright,

Like a great eye it will watch thee,

Sleep until the morning light.

To whoo, to whoo, to whoo, to whoo...


 

 

 

Rock-a-bye you 🔊

 

 


A soft lullaby by Theresa Mckay.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Rock-a-bye you high, rock-a-bye you low,

Rock-a-bye you close, rock-a-bye you slow,

Rock-a-bye you high, rock-a-bye you low,

Rock-a-bye you everywhere we go.

 

Rock-a-bye the sun, rock-a-bye the moon,

Rock-a-bye the sweet flowers growing in June,

Rock-a-bye you love, my turtle dove,

Rock-a-bye you everywhere we go.

 


 

 

 

Rockin’ by the baby O

 

 


This song from the Appalachians will give the baby a good workout on your knee! Choose which of the verses you would like to sing. Give a hug for each ‘wrap him up’ and make appropriate actions to suit the words.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


What shall we do when the baby cries? x2

Wrap him up in a table cloth,

Toss him up in the old hay loft.

Chorus

Rock in’ by the baby, rock in’ by the baby,

Rock in’ by the baby, rock in’ by the baby-o.

 

What shall we do with the baby-o? x2

Pull his toes, tickle his chin,

Wrap him up in a counterpin.

Chorus

 

What shall we do with the baby-o? x2

Dance him north, dance him south,

Pour a little moonshine in his mouth.

Chorus

 

What shall we do with the baby-o? x2

Wrap him up in calico,

And give him to his daddy-o.

Chorus

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

Russian cradle song 🔊

 

 


A tender lullaby for the Christmas and other seasons composed by Boris Berlin based on a traditional Russian lullaby.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Lullaby, my little baby,

Close your eyes so bright,

While the moon pours o’er your cradle,

All her silvery light;

While the moon pours o’er your cradle,

All her silvery light;

 

I will tell you tales of fairies,

Lull you with a song,

While the moon, a lonely wanderer,

Creeps along ‘til dawn.

While the moon, a lonely wanderer,

Creeps along ‘til dawn.

 


 

 

Russian lullaby 🔊

 

 


This lullaby can also be played as a round.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Lullalullaby, lullaby, lullaby,

Sweetly sing to lullaby,

Lullaby, lullaby,

Sweetly sing to lullaby.

 


 

 

 

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