Bye, baby bunting, Daddy's gone a-hunting, He's gone to get a rabbit skin, To wrap the baby bunting in!
There are at least 3 different versions of this nursery rhyme. This version dates from 1784*. The word ‘bunting’ is a term of endearment that may also imply ‘plump’.**
| Name | Bye, Baby Bunting – Fonn 4 |
| ÚnaTempo | 261 |
| Amount of Notes | 4 |
| Range (in semitones) | 6 |
| ÚnaScore | 7 |
| Tune Type | Nursery Rhyme |
| Original Language | English |
| Source | England |
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*Pamela Conn Beall, Susan Hagen Nipp (2002). Wee Sing Nursery Rhymes and Lullabies, p.50. Penguin Publishing Group. ISBN 9780843177664.