The Messed Up Origins of Rock-a-Bye Baby | Nursery Rhymes Explained - Jon Solo

Everyone knows that "Rock-a-Bye Baby" has some pretty morbid lyrics... but just wait until you hear what they were originally about... ಠ_ಠ

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» 0:00 - Rock-a-Bye Baby is Weird
» 1:43 - Birth of the Baby
» 8:42 - The Origins

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» The Oxford Dictionary of Nursery Rhymes: https://messeduporigins.com/books
» Hush-a-Bye Bye (1791): https://archive.org/details/mothergoo...
» https://historydaily.org/rock-a-bye-b...
» Gerald Malley's Book: https://www.theosophy.world/sites/def...
» Minstrel Article 1: https://www.fold3.com/image/296281492
» Minstrel Article 2: https://www.fold3.com/image/293801373
» Charles Dupree Blake Obituary: https://nyti.ms/33EsarX
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» REVEALING MY INTRO SONG! https://goo.gl/Z9eHu1
» Background Music: Killing Time Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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» Quotes 3 by Anders Bothén: https://goo.gl/Lz9ADE

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