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Bye, baby Bunting

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"Bye, Baby Bunting" (Roud 11018) is an English nursery rhyme and lullaby.

Published1784
SongwriterTraditional
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In one version:

Bye, baby Bunting,
Daddy's gone a-hunting,
Gone to get a rabbit skin
To wrap the baby Bunting in.[1][2]

A number of variants exist, including "To get a little rabbit's skin" in line 3.[3]

elative c' { ime 3/4 set Staff.midiInstrument = #"clarinet" set Score.tempoHideNote = ##t empo 2. = 108 e2. | d2 f4 | e2. | d2. | e2 e4 | d2 f4 | e2. | c2 c4 | e2. | d2 f4 | e2. | d2. | e2 e4 | d2 f4 | e2. | c2 r4 bar "|." } addlyrics { Bye, ba- by Bun- ting, Dad- dy's gone a- hunt- ing, - Gone-to get a rabbit skin To-wrap the ba- by Bunting in. }

From 1784:[4]

<< ew ChordNames chordmode { set chordChanges = ##t % Only display chord when there is a change (e.g., don't repeat the Am here) c4.: g4.:7 c4.: c4.: c4.: g4.:7 c4.: c4.: f4.: f4.: c4.: c4.: g4.:7 g4.:7 c2.: } elative c' { ime 6/8 set Staff.midiInstrument = #"clarinet" set Score.tempoHideNote = ##t empo 4. = 75 (e4 g8) d4 f8 | (e4 g8) g4. | e4 g8 d4 f8 | (e4 d8) c4 g'8 | a4 gis8 a4 f8 | g4 fis8 g4 e8 | f4 e8 d4 g8 | e4 d8 c4. bar "|." } addlyrics { Bye, ba- by Bun- ting, Dad- dy's gone a- hunt- ing, To get a lit- tle rab- bit skin, To wrap the ba- by bunt- ing in. } >>

Origins

The expression bunting is the name of a group of species of British birds; it is also a term of endearment that may also imply 'plump'.[1] A version of the rhyme was published in 1731 in England.[5] A version in Songs for the Nursery 1805 had the longer lyrics:[citation needed]

Bye, baby Bunting,
Father's gone a-hunting,
Mother's gone a-milking,
Sister's gone a-silking,
Brother's gone to buy a skin
To wrap the baby Bunting in.[1][6][7]

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