There are competing theories about the origins of this ditty.
Rock a bye baby meaning scary.
Rock a bye baby 1765 one interpretation of this famous lullaby is that it is about the son of king james ii of england and mary of modena.
It is widely believed that the boy was not their son at.
The song is from the perspective of the grief stricken mother.
An eagle then carried the baby off and tore it to pieces.
It s utterly bizarre and while rock a bye baby will probably permanently remain embedded in pop culture after all it.
Now nursery rhymes often have surprisingly violent lyrics but if rock a bye baby is to be believed not only is somebody climbing up trees and sticking their babies on the highest branches but they re also watching as the cradle drops and then writing songs about it.
This song is pretty spooky by itself too.
When the wind blows the cradle will rock.
Rock a bye baby can also be interpreted as the moment of conception to birth.
Many mothers probably wonder why they are singing their child to sleep with a song about a baby who dies in a tragic accident.
If you re looking for a version of this song where the baby doesn t meet its doom candice night recorded a more comforting rendition for her 2015 album starlight starbright with her husband.
Rock a bye baby in the treetop when the wind blows the cradle will rock when the bough breaks the cradle will fall and down will come baby cradle and all.
Rock a bye baby on the treetop refers to the fallopian tube s and eggs when the wind blows the cradle will rock refers to the woman breathing with contractions when the b o w.
The title rock a bye baby was used for a 1958 comedy starring jerry lewis as a tv repairman who agrees to care for his movie star sweetheart s triplets.
Turns out scaring children to sleep is a global phenomenon.
Rock a bye baby also known as hush a bye baby is an.
When the bough breaks the cradle will fall.
Rock a bye baby on the tree top when the wind blows the cradle will rock if the bough breaks the cradle will fall mother will catch you cradle and all baby is drowsing cosy and fair mother sits near in her rocking chair forward and back the cradle she swings though baby sleeps he hears what she sings rock a bye baby do not you fear.
And down will come baby cradle and all.