Baa, Baa, Black Sheep

Details

Instance of

nursery rhyme, bagatelle, musical work/composition

Inception

18th century

Publication date

1744

Composer

James Hook, Samuel Arnold

Main subject

black sheep, wool

copyright status

public domain, public domain, public domain

country of origin

Kingdom of Great Britain

described by source

The Oxford Dictionary of Nursery Rhymes, A Dictionary of English Folklore

form of creative work

song

has characteristic

traditional folk song

has version, edition or translation

Bä, bä, svarta lamm, Baa Baa Black sheep

illustrator

George Bickham the Younger, Thomas Bewick, Edmund Caldwell

language of work or name

English

published in

Cedarmont Kids, Tommy Thumb's Pretty Song Book, Mother Goose’s Melody, Christmas Box, Juvenile Amuſement

quotation or excerpt

Baa, baa, black sheep, / Have you any wool? / Yes, sir, yes, sir, / Three bags full; / One for the master, / And one for the dame, / And one for the little boy / Who lives down the lane., Bah, Bah a black Sheep, / Have you any Wool, / Yes merry have I, / Three Bags full, / One for my Maſter, / One for my Dame, / One for my little Boy / That lives in the lane., Bah, bah, black Sheep, / Have you any Wool ? / Yes, marry have I, / Three Bags full ; / One for my maſter, / One for my Dame, / But none for the little Boy / Who cries in the Lane.

tempo marking

moderato

title

Bah, Bah, a black Sheep., Baa Baa Black Sheep, Ba Ba Black Sheep