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Bye, baby Bunting

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

Words and melodies

In one version:

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

From 1784:

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'. A version of the rhyme was published in 1731 in England. A version in Songs for the Nursery 1805 had the longer lyrics:

See also

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