Bye, baby Bunting

'Bye, baby Bunting' is a popular English-language nursery rhyme and lullaby. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 11018. "Bye, baby Bunting" is popular lullaby, used especially in schools in England and US.

Lyrics and Melody
The most common modern version is:

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

When matched to the melody:

Origins
The expression bunting is 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:

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.

Notes

Category:Lullabies
Category:English nursery rhymes
Category:English folk songs
Category:English children's songs
Category:Traditional children's songs
Category:Roud Folk Song Index songs
Category:Year of song unknown
Category:Songwriter unknown