Posts by Samantha

Here We Go Around the Mulberry bush is a children's singing game and nursery rhyme with roots in Britain. The song uses one of the most recognizable tunes, making it even more likable. Let's...

Hush Little Baby Don't Say a Word also known as 'The Mockingbird Song' is a sweet lullaby song perfect for making babies sleep. The song has been around for centuries and originated in the South of...

Miss Polly Had a Dolly is a nursery rhyme about a girl's love for her doll. The song has mysterious beginnings, and little is known about how it came to be. Let's look at the little there is...

This Old Man He Played One is a relatively famous traditional English counting nursery rhyme. Anyone who's never heard the song might wonder what it was the old man played. Was it a guitar? Was it a...

Simply writing the song title Old MacDonald had a Farm has it drumming around in my head already! It is such a well known song, but how well do we all know the history and background to this song, or...

Five Little Monkeys Jumping on The Bed is an American folk song that heavily uses finger play and counting down. While the song and how it is sung are common knowledge, the song's history might...