nursery rhyme is a traditional poem or song for children in Britain and other European countries, but usage of the term dates only from the late 18th/early...
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"Solomon Grundy" is an English nursery rhyme. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 19299. The rhyme has varied very little since it was first collected...
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The terms "nursery rhyme" and "children's song" emerged in the 1820s, although this type of children's literature previously existed with different names...
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nursery rhymes like "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star", while the author of the lyrics is unknown. Songs set to the same melody are also used to teach the alphabets...
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kind of rhyming (perfect rhyming) is consciously used for a musical or aesthetic effect in the final position of lines within poems or songs. More broadly...
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inexact rhyme, imperfect rhyme (in contrast to perfect rhyme), off rhyme, analyzed rhyme, suspended rhyme, or sprung rhyme. In the 1977 song "God Save the Queen"...
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Song of Sixpence" is an English nursery rhyme, perhaps originating in the 18th century. It is listed in the Roud Folk Song Index as number 13191. The...
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for Sorrow" is a traditional children's nursery rhyme about magpies. According to an old superstition, the number of magpies seen tells if one will have...
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"The Rhyme" is a song by American rapper Keith Murray. It was released on October 21, 1996 through Jive Records as the only single from Murray's second...
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rhyme. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 19777. The rhyme is as follows; Simple Simon met a pieman, Going to the fair; Says Simple Simon to the...
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A rhyme scheme is the pattern of rhymes at the end of each line of a poem or song. It is usually referred to by using letters to indicate which lines...
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not enter the US Hot Rap Songs chart but peaked at number 14 on the Rap Digital Song Sales chart. Bush, John. "Busta Rhymes – Biography". AllMusic. TiVo...
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London Bridge Is Falling Down (redirect from London Bridge (folk song))
in the late 19th century. It has Roud Folk Song Index number 502. Several explanations have been advanced to explain the meaning of the rhyme and the identity...
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Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary (redirect from Mary, Mary (nursery rhyme))
nursery rhyme. The rhyme has been seen as having religious and historical significance, but its origins and meaning are disputed. It has a Roud Folk Song Index...
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The Rhyme may refer to: The Rhyme (XM), a former XM Satellite Radio channel The Rhyme (song), a 1996 song by Keith Murray Rhyme (disambiguation) This...
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One, Two, Buckle My Shoe (category Counting-out rhymes)
English language nursery rhyme and counting-out rhyme of which there are early occurrences in the US and UK. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 11284...
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Ring a Ring o' Roses (redirect from Ring around the rosie)
or (in the United States) "Ring Around the Rosie", is a nursery rhyme, folk song and playground singing game. Descriptions first emerge in the mid-19th...
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Monday's Child (redirect from Friday's Child (rhyme))
"Monday's Child" is one of many fortune-telling songs, popular as nursery rhymes for children. It is supposed to tell a child's character or future from...
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Peter, Peter, Pumpkin Eater (category American nursery rhymes)
"Peter Peter Pumpkin Eater" is an English language nursery rhyme. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 13497. Common modern versions include: Peter...
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Jack Sprat (category English nursery rhymes)
English language nursery rhyme. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 19479. The most common modern version of the rhyme is: Jack Sprat could eat no...
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"The Muffin Man" is a traditional nursery rhyme, children's song, or children's game of English origin. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 7922. The...
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This Old Man (redirect from The Children's Marching Song)
language children's song, counting exercise, folk song, and nursery rhyme with a Roud Folk Song Index number of 3550. The origins of this song are obscure. There...
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(linguistics) "The Rhyme" (song), a hip hop song from the Keith Murray album Enigma Rhymes (surname) "Rhymes", a song by The Goons With The Wormwood Scrubs...
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There Was a Crooked Man (redirect from There Was a Crooked Man (song))
"There Was a Crooked Man" is an English nursery rhyme. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 1826. The rhyme was first recorded in print by James Orchard...
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nursery rhyme and children's song of American origin. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 16814. The first two lines of this rhyme can be found in The Little...
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Oranges and Lemons (category English nursery rhymes)
It is listed in the Roud Folk Song Index as No 13190. The earliest known printed version appeared c. 1744. The rhyme has been referenced in a variety...
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This Little Piggy (category English nursery rhymes)
Piggy") is an English-language nursery rhyme and fingerplay. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 19297. The rhyme is usually counted out on an infant...
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Rock-a-bye Baby (redirect from When the bough breaks the cradle will fall)
the tree top" (sometimes "Hush-a-bye baby on the tree top") is a nursery rhyme and lullaby. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 2768. The rhyme exists...
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Rub-a-dub-dub (category English nursery rhymes)
dub dub" rather than "Rub a dub dub". It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 3101. This rhyme exists in many variations. Among those current today is:...
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"What It Is" is a song by American rapper Busta Rhymes featuring American singer Kelis. It was released as the lead single from both management company...
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