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* The nursery rhyme "Rockabaye Baby, in the Tree Top" is a lullaby traditionally sung to children to help them fall asleep:
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* '''"Rockabaye Baby, in the Tree Top"''': a nursery rhyme originating in the 17th or 18th century. It is a lullaby. One version has the lines:
  
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Rockabye Baby, on the treetops.<br>
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Rockabye Baby, on the treetops.
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When the wind blows, the cradle will rock.<br>
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When the wind blows, the cradle will rock.
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When the bough breaks, the cradle will fall.<br>
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When the bough breaks, the cradle will fall.
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And Down will come baby, cradle and all!<br>
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And Down will come baby, cradle and all!
  
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It is interesting that this song contains a fall and although sung in a sweet melody it is actually quite dark and sinister.
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This song contains a fall and although sung in a sweet melody it is actually quite dark.
  
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* Waves pertain to water and a 'trough' is the lowest point in an alternating signal or wave. 'Trough' is the opposite of a 'crest' which is the highest point. If ALP is the trough then HCE is the crest (mountain).
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* '''trough:'''  the lowest point in an alternating signal or wave. 'Trough' is the opposite of a 'crest' which is the highest point. If ALP is the trough then HCE is the crest (mountain).
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* 'Boob', 'boobs' and 'boobies' are all slang for female breasts. Breasts are roughly wave-shaped with a nipple at the crest. Boobys and babies have an obvious connection.
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* '''boobies:''' female breasts  
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* '''baby'''
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* '''booby:''' a fool
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* '''booby:''' one of a naumber of species of tropical seabird
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Latest revision as of 04:40, 12 April 2020

  • "Rockabaye Baby, in the Tree Top": a nursery rhyme originating in the 17th or 18th century. It is a lullaby. One version has the lines:
Rockabye Baby, on the treetops.
When the wind blows, the cradle will rock.
When the bough breaks, the cradle will fall.
And Down will come baby, cradle and all!

This song contains a fall and although sung in a sweet melody it is actually quite dark.

  • trough: the lowest point in an alternating signal or wave. 'Trough' is the opposite of a 'crest' which is the highest point. If ALP is the trough then HCE is the crest (mountain).
  • boobies: female breasts
  • baby
  • booby: a fool
  • booby: one of a naumber of species of tropical seabird
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