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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: Rockabye baby? #41011 09/06/2001 3:59 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 wwh Carpal Tunnel wwh Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 We used to sing "Rockabye baby" as we were putting the small ones to bed, with a dramatic playful downward motion at the end, intended to make them forget they didn't want to go to bed. Here is an intertesting essay about nursery rhymes: http://www.arts.uwaterloo.ca/ENGL/courses/engl208c/esharris.htm Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Max Quordlepleen 09/06/2001 3:14 AM Re: Rockabye baby? Jackie 09/06/2001 10:31 AM Fairies, schmairies AnnaStrophic 09/06/2001 10:40 AM Re: Fairies, schmairies Jackie 09/06/2001 11:15 AM Re: Fairies, schmairies wow 09/06/2001 12:36 PM Re: Now I lay me; Alternater version Faldage 09/06/2001 1:07 PM Re: Now I lay me; Selfish Brat version Flatlander 09/06/2001 5:22 PM Milder Rock-a-bye Hyla 09/06/2001 6:31 PM Re: Now I lay me; Alternater version jmh 09/07/2001 7:35 AM Re: Now I lay me; Alternater version Faldage 09/07/2001 12:46 PM Max Quordlepleen 09/06/2001 7:29 PM Re: Fairies, schmairies Capital Kiwi 09/09/2001 10:27 PM Re: Rockabye baby? of troy 09/06/2001 2:13 PM Re: Rockabye baby, the Navy version Faldage 09/06/2001 2:38 PM Re: Rockabye baby, the Navy version wwh 09/06/2001 3:39 PM Re: Rockabye baby? wwh 09/06/2001 3:59 PM Re: Rockabye baby? paulb 09/08/2001 1:12 PM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,915 Posts230,263 Members9,208 Most Online4,606 Sep 17th, 2025 Newest Members JerryC, blvd, Tony Hood, Wood Delivery, Forix Richard 9,208 Registered Users Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 22 A C Bowden 7 handymanhome 1 JerryC 1 Wood Delivery 1 Trusted Roofing 1 John Fox 1 Tony Hood 1 Forix Richard 1 John Flex 1 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 11,123 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,974 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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