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| Written by | traditional |
| Date | 1760s |
| Source | nursery rhyme |
"Rock-a-bye Baby" is a lullaby about a baby in a cradle positioned at the top of a tree that is predicted to fall when the wind blows. It is typically sung in a sweet tone as a method to entice a child into slumber.
Performances[]
- Wilkins delivers a marketable version of the song in a Wilkins Coffee commercial.
- Caroll Spinney sings the song to a koala bear via voiceover for a Sesame Street film. (First: Episode 0048)
- Oscar the Grouch sings a grouchy version of the song to Mrs. Gonzales’ baby in Sesame Street Episode 0254.
- Oscar again sings the tune in Sesame Street Episode 0626, this time for a baby rhinoceros, whose mother destroys the furniture in Oscar's trash can.
- Big Bird almost ruins the quiet by singing "Rock-a-bye David" loudly before piping down as Maria announces the sponsors in Sesame Street Episode 0667.
- Big Bird sings the song to Herry Monster and Maurice Monster in Sesame Street Episode 0806.
- Luis plays the song on guitar in Sesame Street Episode 2353 while Linda and Ed sign it.
- Shadow sings the song in the Bear in the Big Blue House episodes "A Winter's Nap" and "Ooh Baby, Baby."
- Ernie sings the song for a 2003 musical plush doll.
References[]
- An altered version for Big Bird appears printed on a 1989 Golden puzzle.
- Big Bird sings an altered version of the song to Radar in the 1991 book Sleep Tight!
- The Secret Life of Toys episode "Rock-A-Bye Worries" takes its name from the rhyme.
- The 1994 book Rock-a-bye Babies ends with Ernie and Bert falling asleep to it with their stuffed animals.
- Telly's mom sings the song to Telly Monster prior to the events of Sesame Street Episode 2950, but the lyrics kept him up all night worrying about the baby, tree, and cradle.
- The story is told in a volume of Read Along with Elmo.