hush a bye,don't you cry

hush a bye, don't you cry. We'll go down to granny's. Up the hill and down by the mill to see the little lambies.

it's been in our family for generations and I was wondering about it's origins.

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Jan 30, 2024
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starstarstarstarstar 		Our version NEW
by: Anonymous

My great grandparents and my mom all sang this song as well, but it was a little different. Our version goes

Rockabye, don’t you cry, we will go to grandma’s
Over the hill, behind the mill, to see the little lambies.
Rockabye rockabye rockabye rock.
Rockabye rockabye rockabye rock.
Dec 09, 2023
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starstarstarstarstar 		Behind the barn, Anderson Ranch NEW
by: Leavitt

My great grandmother Anderson had a different version that she apparently made up to match her own farm and where the lambs were kept. It went like this:

Hush-a-bye
Don’t you cry
We will go to granny’s
Down on the farm
Behind the barn
To see the little lambies

Her farm was in southern Utah and they did indeed keep the new born lambs behind the barn which is why her children and grandchildren are convinced she made it up herself and it’s our family’s special lullaby. I’ve long harbored suspicions that she was only adapting existing lullaby’s though. Her ancestry was English and her husband’s was Danish. This lullaby is currently being used on great-great-great grandchildren so there you go😉
Oct 01, 2023
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starstarstarstarstar 		Second “Verse” NEW
by: Anonymous

My mom and grandma always sang

"Hi-diddi-o diddi-eye, diddi-ā,
We will go to Grammys."

Jun 02, 2023
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starstarstarstarstar 		Similar
by: Anonymous

My mother sang:
Hush a by and don’t you cry
Daddy’s coming by and by
Riding on a donkeys back
Bringing you home a jumping jack

Apr 23, 2023
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starstarstarstarstar 		I had no idea!
by: Anonymous

My grandmother sang this to me as a child- so did my mother and now I sing it to my children. I had no idea it was a real song!!!

She always sang-
Hush a bye, don’t you cry
we shall go to Grammies,
up the hill, down by the mill
And we shall see the lambies.

I would love if someone could attach the real song? Would love to know the rest.
Nov 16, 2022
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starstarstarstarstar 		A family favorite NEW
by: Anonymous

My mother in law sang it like this:

Hush a bye, don't you cry
we will go to granny's
Up a hill, by the mill
to see the little lambies.

Hush a bye, hush a bye, my little dear
Hush a bye, hush a bye, mommy/grandma is near

Angels above us are hovering near
so hush a bye (name here) my little dear
Apr 07, 2022
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starstarstarstarstar 		Hush a bye - another verse NEW
by: Anonymous

Hush a bye, don’t you cry, we will go to grannies, up the hill by the mill to see the little lambies.

Hang up the baby’s stocking,
Be sure and don’t forget,
The little baby darling,
Has never seen Christmas yet.

Hush a bye, don’t you cry, we will go to grannies, up the hill, by the mill, to see the little lambies.

I know there’s another verse so I’m trying to find out
Jul 06, 2021
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starstarstarstarstar 		My Grandma's version NEW
by: Seth Palmer

Rock a bye, don't you cry
And we will go to grammies.
Up the hill, behind the mill
To see the little lammies.
Peek a boo, I see you
And I know where you are.
You're on the floor, behind the door
Now I know where you are!
Mar 05, 2021
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starstarstarstarstar 		Rock a bye don't you cry NEW
by: Anonymous

This song was sang to me by my grandmother Rockabye don't you cry we are going to grandmas over the hill to the mill to see the little lambie's
Hey diddle diddle the cat and the fiddle the cow jumped over the moon the little dog laughed to see such sport and the dish ran away with the spoon
Dec 24, 2020
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starstarstarstarstar 		Hush be still Rousing version NEW
by: Anonymous

Hush be still as any mouse
there's a baby in the house
Not a diamond not a pearl
but a laughing crying girl

or

not a dolly not a toy
but a laughing crying boy

and then a rousing

Rock a bye baby upon the tree tops...

Sung by my great grand aunt (I am near 70)
at the Bushnell Memorial in Hartford CT, along with other songs, in about 1900.

Sung to my great grand mother
Sung to my grand mother
Sung to my father
Sung to me
Sung to my children
Sung to my grand children

I sang a version on youtube many yearss ago.


Sep 27, 2020
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starstarstarstarstar 		Old Lullaby Song
by: Cindy Bryce

Our version comes from ancestors from England.
It goes: Rock-A-Bye. Don’t you cry
We are going to Grannie’s
Up the hill to the mill
To see the little lambies
That’s the only verse we had as well. I’ll have to ask my 92 year old Dad about it. It could go back several generations.
It really tickled me that it’s a real song!
May 13, 2020
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starstarstarstarstar 		Lyrics I remember NEW
by: Anonymous

Hush a bye
Don’t you cry
We shall go to Grandmas
On the hill beside the mill
To see the little lambies
Cush e coo I see you
Hiding behind a chair
Cush e coo I see you
Hiding right over there

May 02, 2020
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starstarstarstarstar 		Old Scottish Lullabye? NEW
by: Janet

From my mother's side of the family, sung as a lullabye for generations. She had lots of Scottish in her, and the one time I was in Scotland with a daughter, we looked around near the southern border with England, and both exclaimed - OMG - it's the Rock A Bye Lullabye! Because the one lane roads wound around and over hills, past at least 1 mill, and there were hundreds of black faced new spring lambs all over (late April).

Rock-a-bye, Don't you cry,
We will go to Gammie's
Over the hills, around the mills
To see the little lambies.
Mar 29, 2020
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starstarstarstarstar 		Smith family version NEW
by: Maren

Our family version went:
Rock-a-bye, don't you cry
We will go see Grammy.
Up the hill, behind the mill
To see the little lambies.

No second verse. This came from Dad's side of the family. He hails from Georgia.
Jan 03, 2019
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starstarstarstarstar 		"Rock-A-Bye, Don't You Cry" Lyrics NEW
by: R. White

(This is a song we have sung in our family for at least 4 generations. We sing it like this.)

Rock a bye, don't you cry,
We shall go to grandmas
Up the hill, behind the mill
To see the little lambies.

Peek a boo, I see you,
Hiding behind the chair.
Peek a boo, I see you,
I see you hiding there.

Now run along home,
Hop into bed.
Say your prayers and cover your head.
Just one thing more
I'll say to you.
You pray for me
and I'll pray for you.
Nov 28, 2018
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starstarstarstarstar 		Rock a bye NEW
by: Anonymous

My grandmother sang this song to all the children when we were small, I believe her mother sang it as well. But never a second verse. Just: Rock a bye don’t you cry, we will go see grandma. Up the hill, around the mill, to see the little lambies.
I’ve always wondered how the rest of the song goes. I sing it to my own children. And now I can sing more to make it longer instead of just the same verse over and over.
Nov 28, 2018
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starstarstarstarstar 		Rock a bye NEW
by: Anonymous

My grandmother sang this song to all the children when we were small, I believe her mother sang it as well. But never a second verse. Just: Rock a bye don’t you cry, we will go see grandma. Up the hill, around the mill, to see the little lambies.
I’ve always wondered how the rest of the song goes. I sing it to my own children. And now I can sing more to make it longer instead of just the same verse over and over.
Nov 23, 2018
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starstarstarstarstar 		Hush, Be Still as Any Mouse NEW
by: Anonymous

"Hush, be still as any mouse..." sung to me by my mama. I am 70, and it was sung to her as well:

Hush, be still as any mouse
There's a baby in the house,
Not a dolly, not a toy
But a laughing smiling boy.

And for the girls:
...not a ruby or a pearl
but a laughing, smiling girl.


Do we know the origin of this lullaby?
Nov 02, 2018
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starstarstarstarstar 		Grandmothers was short NEW
by: Housman/Cowan

I never heard most of the poem, or the title. I only heard from ' Hush be still as any mouse'. Now I know the name and can write it down. Thanks!
Sep 19, 2018
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starstarstarstarstar 		Rockabye lyrics NEW
by: Anonymous

"Rockabye, don't you cry. We will go to grammy's, up the hill by the mill to see the little lambies."
My mother sang it to me, and I sang it to my children and grandchildren. The fun part for me as a child was that we lived near a mill on a hill! (But my grandmother lived in another state.)
Sep 03, 2018
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starstarstarstarstar 		Rock-A-Bye NEW
by: Josie

Here's what I grew up knowing:

Rock-a-bye
Don't you cry
We shall go to Grammy's
Over the hill
Behind the mill
To see the little lambies

Rock-a-bye, my baby
Don't you cry, my sweetie
Mommy loves you, Daddy too
Just you go to sleep
Sep 03, 2018
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starstarstarstarstar 		Rock-A-Bye NEW
by: Josie

Here's what I grew up knowing:

Rock-a-bye
Don't you cry
We shall go to Grammy's
Over the hill
Behind the mill
To see the little lambies

Rock-a-bye, my baby
Don't you cry, my sweetie
Mommy loves you, Daddy too
Just you go to sleep
Aug 15, 2018
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starstarstarstarstar 		My Grandma's version NEW
by: Kathie

Hush-a-bye, don't you cry,
We will go to grandma's.
Up the the hill, beside the mill
To see the little lambies.

We live in Nevada. My siblings and I were born in the late 50s and 60s.
Jul 06, 2018
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starstarstarstarstar 		This is the version in my family NEW
by: Sara Seifert

I've had contact with two other people familiar with this song. The only common factor I could find between the three of us was that the song seems to have come through our Scottish ancestry lines.

Here is the one I learned:

Hush-a-bye, don't you cry,
We will go to granny's.
Up the the hill, by the rill
To see the little lambies.
Jan 14, 2018
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starstarstarstarstar 		This is the first time I've ever found any information on this lullaby. NEW
by: Tom Harleman

My grandmother sang it to me back in Ohio in the 1950's. I met another person recently whose mother sang it to him and his siblings about the same time. They were from Missouri.
Dec 08, 2016
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starstarstarstarstar 		Our version. NEW
by: Anonymous

Hush-a-bye, don't you cry,
We'll go down to Nanny's.
Down the hill to the mill
to see the little lambies.

This is the version I grew up with and love very much.
Apr 14, 2015
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starstarstarstarstar 		Other lyrics I remember
by: Anonymous

Here are the lyrics I remember. I am in my early 60s. And this was sung by my grandmother to my mother.

Rock a bye don't you cry and we will go to granny's, up on the hill beside the mill we'll see the little lambies. Hush be still as any mouse there's a baby in the house. Not a dolly not a toy just a laughing girl or boy.
Jun 17, 2014
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starstarstarstarstar 		Same song
by: Kaycie

This has been in my family for years too! But we sing it with different lyrics: bye see bye don't you cry we will go to granny's. Up the hill and past the milk to see the little lambies.
Jan 10, 2014
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starstarstarstarstar 		it's a verse from another song
by: Old Folkie

Fast recall of a verse from another song:
Wish I Could sing you the tune somehow.
Down in the meadow, down in the meadow, there's a poor little lambie, Bees and butterflies peckin' at his eyes, and the poor little thing cryin' "MAMMY"
Probably changed over the years. HOw to search?
Sep 14, 2013
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starstarstarstarstar 		My mother sang this,
by: belinda

I can remember as a tiny tot my mother singing this to me only we started out the first line is Rocky bye don't you cry will go out to grannies I sang it to my children and my grandchildren . I would like to know where it came from also.

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