go to sleep a little baby when you wake you'll paddy paddy cake

by Barb
(Brown Deer WI USA)

go to sleep you little baby,

go to sleep you little baby,

when you wake you'll paddy paddy cake,

ride a shiny little pony.



My mother sang it to me.

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Sep 14, 2024
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starstarstarstarstar 		My grandmother sang this song NEW
by: Anonymous

My grandmother born in the 1890’s sang this song to the grandchildren. She was English, Irish and Scots and maybe that has something to do with it. I am now in my 70s and I can still "hear" her singing it to me.
Nov 25, 2023
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starstarstarstarstar 		Family tradition NEW
by: Rumbaugh

My grandmother, who is Scotch, Irish and my dad used to sing this to all the babies. I will look for it but never found the origin of the song. I think it to my grandbabies I’m 69. So I know it’s an old old song.
Jul 17, 2023
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starstarstarstarstar 		Go to sleepy, little baby NEW
by: Anonymous

It’s called "Go to sleepy, little baby." By Judy Canova
Apr 26, 2023
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starstarstarstarstar 		A little different NEW
by: Kristie

Go to sleep little baby
Go to sleep little newborn king/queen
When you wake, we'll patty patty cake
And ride the shiny little pony.
Mar 29, 2023
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starstarstarstarstar 		To original poster NEW
by: Anonymous

Thats the same my mom sang to me but the ended was

Ride the shiny little pony
Ride the shiny little pony
Black and blue and scarlet too, oh ride the shiny little pony.
Jan 20, 2023
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starstarstarstarstar 		I had never heard it before NEW
by: Anonymous

Our first little great-granddaughter was born about four months ago and I heard my husband singing that song to her. She would look as him as he sand it and go to sleep. I had never heard it before. Now when I put her to sleep I sing the same song. It is very calming and she goes right to sleep.
Dec 07, 2022
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starstarstarstarstar 		Paddy cake
by: Anonymous

"Go to sleep little baby go to sleep I pray when you wake up you'll have a paddy paddy cake & ride a pretty little pony"
My mom used to play with my hair & sing this to me so I could fall asleep when I was little.
Years later I mentioned it to her and sang "you'll have a pancake" and my mom laughed and said that's not how that part goes but I can't believe you remember that you were so little. And now I found the lyrics it's paddy paddy cake not just Pancakes. My mom passed away 6yrs ago when I was 17 and I've been searching for this song ever since I'm now 23 & when my daughter was born (she is 2 now) I would sing it to her as well
Jun 06, 2022
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starstarstarstarstar 		So sweet NEW
by: Anonymous

I have such strong memories of my mom singing this to me when I was little. I sang it to her when she was dying in the hospital this past January... Rest in peace Mommy-
Apr 20, 2022
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starstarstarstarstar 		Sang This Lullaby to my Daughter 67 years ago
by: Anonymous




I love this lullaby I sang it to my first born girl child who is going to be 67...

She says she still hums it now and then.
Mar 20, 2022
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starstarstarstarstar 		Daddy’s little pony??ha
by: Anonymous

Go to sleep little baby before the bogeyman gets you, when you wake up you can have some cake and ride on daddy‘s little pony
Dec 10, 2021
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starstarstarstarstar 		Go to sleepy little baby NEW
by: Jay Baker

Our dad use to sing the first verse to us as long as I can remember. I wondered if I could find it. I looked on google and sure enough I found it. I sent it to all my sibling.
Jun 29, 2020
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starstarstarstarstar 		Aww Mama sang this NEW
by: Anonymous

What my Mama sang was a little the same but different ..
go to sleep little baby fore the boogeyman gets you , when you awake your patty patty cake, show the heaping little horses the birds and the flies a peeping at me and the poor little thing cried mama

My mom sang this to us she sang it to our children I don't know where they came from but that's the way she sang it above
Feb 02, 2020
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starstarstarstarstar 		go to sleepy little baby
by: Phyllis Talley

That would be; " patty, patty cake."
Nov 19, 2019
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starstarstarstarstar 		Childood NEW
by: Anonymous

I remember mom would have the radio on for me to go to sleep. This song would come on. I think it was Imogene Coca. I'm 73.
Aug 05, 2019
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starstarstarstarstar 		Found the song my mother would sing to us.
by: Renee DeMichiei Farrow

Wow!!! Now that I am a Grammy I sing this song to my grandson and I thought my mother made it up
Thank you for helping me. I love it and it puts him right to sleep every time.
May 08, 2019
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starstarstarstarstar 		Love this lullaby NEW
by: Anonymous

I sang all the words I knew of this to my sons and grandchildren, but didn't know all of them. I just recently heard all the words sung by Judy Canova. Maybe I can learn them all before the great-grandkids start arriving.
May 08, 2019
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starstarstarstarstar 		Love this lullaby NEW
by: Anonymous

I sang all the words I knew of this to my sons and grandchildren, but didn't know all of them. I just recently heard all the words sung by Judy Canova. Maybe I can learn them all before the great-grandkids start arriving.
Jan 16, 2018
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starstarstarstarstar 		Written by NEW
by: Anonymous

It was written by Judy Canova, if that helps.
Aug 31, 2015
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starstarstarstarstar 		I'm looking for the real, complete lyrics.
by: Anonymous

My parents used to sing this to me. I found complete lyrics 12 years ago when my son was born. Now, I'm again searching.
Nov 19, 2013
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starstarstarstarstar 		My childhood lullaby
by: Kevin

My grandmother sang this to me as a child...only a slight variation...as I remember it was a Chocolate Pony, not a Shiny one.

Nonetheless I spent nearly every weekend at my grandparents house growing up. The song just happened to pop into my head tonight and I thought I would just do a quick search to see what popped up on Google.

I am so glad I did. I was able to get Judy Canova's closing of her radio show in which she sang it. Judy's Wiki page said she learned the song from her mother so its clearly been around a LONG time.

Interesting enough the old recording from Judy's show even sounded like my grandma, which brought tears to my eyes. Here is the link I hope it does for anyone else who was song this as a child.

http://www.otrcat.com/judy-canova-show-p-1473.html

The MP3 was available for download and the song is at the very end of the recording.
Feb 02, 2013
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starstarstarstarstar 		source of the song
by: Anonymous

I believe this one was sung at the end of every Judy Canova show back in the days of radio.

It must have been written by someone but I don't know who or when.

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