Little Robin Redbreast
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Published1744
SongwriterUnknown
| "Little Robin Redbreast" | |
|---|---|
| Nursery rhyme | |
| Published | 1744 |
| Songwriter | Unknown |
‘Little Robin Redbreast’ is an English language nursery rhyme, chiefly notable as evidence of the way traditional rhymes are changed and edited. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 20612.[1]
This rhyme is one of the most varied English nursery rhymes, probably because of its crude early version. Common modern versions include:
| Words | Fingerplay |
|---|---|
Little Robin Redbreast |
Right hand extended in shape of a bird |
- Little Robin Redbreast
- Came to visit me;
- This is what he whistled,
- Thank you for my tea.[2]
and:
- Little Robin Redbreast
- Sat upon a tree,
- Up went the Pussy-Cat,
- And down went he;
- Down came Pussy-Cat,
- Away Robin ran,
- Says little Robin Redbreast—
- Catch me if you can.
- Little Robin Redbreast jumped upon a wall,
- Pussy-Cat jumped after him, and almost got a fall.
- Little Robin chirped and sung, and what did pussy say?
- Pussy-Cat said Mew, mew mew,—and Robin jumped away.[3]