Nursery Rhymes About Bedtime Since early days people have created rhymes to teach and entertain children Since they were often said in a nursery they became known as nursery rhymes In the 1700s these nursery rhymes were collected and published to share with parents and other adults Some of these collections were named after Mother Goose Mother Goose didn’t actually exist but there are many stories about who she could be Her rhymes were so popular people began using Mother Goose rhymes to refer to most nursery rhymes Since the 1600s nursery rhymes have come from many sources The meanings of the rhymes have been lost but they are an important form of folk language Nursery rhymes about sleep have long been used to calm children before bed
As I was Going Out One Day
As I was going out one day My head fell off and rolled away But when I saw that it was gone I picked it up and put it on And when I went into the street A fellow cried Look at your feet I looked at them and sadly said I’ve left them both asleep in bed
