"Bye, baby Bunting" | |
---|---|
Roud #11018 | |
Song | |
Written | England |
Published | 1784 |
Form | Nursery rhyme |
Writer(s) | Traditional |
Language | English |
'Bye, baby Bunting' is a popular English-language nursery rhyme and lullaby. Play It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 11018.
The most common modern version is:
The term bunting is a term of endearment that may also imply 'plump'. The earliest published version was published in Gammer Gurton's Garland or The Nursery Parnassus in England in 1784. A version in Songs for the Nursery 1805 had the longer lyrics: