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The date for "Head, Shoulders Knees and Toes" cannot be correct. Was singing this song / rhyme in Ontario Canada in the late 1950's — Preceding unsigned comment added by Malcolm53ca ( talk • contribs) 04:39, 27 November 2023 (UTC)
How come "All Around the Mulberry Bush" links to Pop Goes the Weasel? -Anonymous
how is this page different from the Category:Nursery_rhymes page? should they be somehow merged? Origamikaren 23:52, 29 April 2007 (UTC)
Many of the "nursery rhymes" listed here are not actually nursery rhymes. For instance, "Christmas Is Coming" is a traditional carol, not a nursery rhyme.
Similarly, "The Farmer in the Dell," "Frère Jacques," "Pop Goes the Weasel," "I'm a Little Teapot," "Old MacDonald" and "Row, Row, Row Your Boat" are children's songs; "Hush Little Baby" and "Rock-a-bye Baby" are lullabies; "Froggy Went A-Courting" is a folk song; "I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles" and "Mairzy Doats" are popular songs; and "She Sells Seashells" is a tongue-twister.
I have nothing against any of these wonderful songs and rhymes, and I realize that they appeal to children. But a nursery rhyme can't be just any lyric or saying that kids like. A nursery rhyme is more like a story or a chant: Most nursery rhymes don't have set melodies. Those that have been set to music, such as "Humpty Dumpty" are still primarily known as rhymes, not musical works.
So, even though I love "Mairzy Doats," we must recognize that it's not a nursery rhyme, but actually a novelty pop song from the WWII era. "There Was an Old Woman Who Swallowed a Fly" is a wonderful folk tune--but it's not a nursery rhyme. Rangergordon ( talk) 00:19, 24 August 2008 (UTC)
I agree, there is a distinction between a traditional nursery rhyme and a commerical children's song. I plan to clean up the list. If someone wants to do an article for 'List of Children's songs' they can put them there. -- Sabrebd ( talk) 10:20, 11 April 2009 (UTC) This now done-- Sabrebd ( talk) 22:35, 18 April 2009 (UTC)
-- 222.67.211.189 ( talk) 08:16, 26 May 2010 (UTC)
Is On Top of Old Smoky really a nursery rhyme? Ssjhowarthisawesome ( talk) 02:19, 5 March 2018 (UTC)
I don't think that it's creation should be attributed to the US, as it originated in Kenya and was popularized in India. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.95.128.23 ( talk) 13:36, 21 January 2021 (UTC)
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The date for "Head, Shoulders Knees and Toes" cannot be correct. Was singing this song / rhyme in Ontario Canada in the late 1950's — Preceding unsigned comment added by Malcolm53ca ( talk • contribs) 04:39, 27 November 2023 (UTC)
How come "All Around the Mulberry Bush" links to Pop Goes the Weasel? -Anonymous
how is this page different from the Category:Nursery_rhymes page? should they be somehow merged? Origamikaren 23:52, 29 April 2007 (UTC)
Many of the "nursery rhymes" listed here are not actually nursery rhymes. For instance, "Christmas Is Coming" is a traditional carol, not a nursery rhyme.
Similarly, "The Farmer in the Dell," "Frère Jacques," "Pop Goes the Weasel," "I'm a Little Teapot," "Old MacDonald" and "Row, Row, Row Your Boat" are children's songs; "Hush Little Baby" and "Rock-a-bye Baby" are lullabies; "Froggy Went A-Courting" is a folk song; "I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles" and "Mairzy Doats" are popular songs; and "She Sells Seashells" is a tongue-twister.
I have nothing against any of these wonderful songs and rhymes, and I realize that they appeal to children. But a nursery rhyme can't be just any lyric or saying that kids like. A nursery rhyme is more like a story or a chant: Most nursery rhymes don't have set melodies. Those that have been set to music, such as "Humpty Dumpty" are still primarily known as rhymes, not musical works.
So, even though I love "Mairzy Doats," we must recognize that it's not a nursery rhyme, but actually a novelty pop song from the WWII era. "There Was an Old Woman Who Swallowed a Fly" is a wonderful folk tune--but it's not a nursery rhyme. Rangergordon ( talk) 00:19, 24 August 2008 (UTC)
I agree, there is a distinction between a traditional nursery rhyme and a commerical children's song. I plan to clean up the list. If someone wants to do an article for 'List of Children's songs' they can put them there. -- Sabrebd ( talk) 10:20, 11 April 2009 (UTC) This now done-- Sabrebd ( talk) 22:35, 18 April 2009 (UTC)
-- 222.67.211.189 ( talk) 08:16, 26 May 2010 (UTC)
Is On Top of Old Smoky really a nursery rhyme? Ssjhowarthisawesome ( talk) 02:19, 5 March 2018 (UTC)
I don't think that it's creation should be attributed to the US, as it originated in Kenya and was popularized in India. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.95.128.23 ( talk) 13:36, 21 January 2021 (UTC)