Nursery Rhymes

[a-l]

Thankyou BumbleB, mowsehouse and Maddy52 for your replies, much appreciated. It's certainly intriguing pondering their origins.

[hanes teulu]

"Horsey horsey...." was new to me. Didn't ring a bell at all. Even after checking out -

www.powerfulwords.info/nursery_rhymes/nursery_rhymes_index.htm

where I recognised virtually every one.

[jettejjane]

I always thought Horsey Horsey was written for children in 1938 by Paddy Roberts. My dad had it on a Paddy Roberts LP.  But maybe he stole it from an old  nursery rhyme and took the credit?

[Mowsehowse]

I always thought Horsey Horsey was written for children in 1938 by Paddy Roberts. My dad had it on a Paddy Roberts LP.  But maybe he stole it from an old  nursery rhyme and took the credit? 

I think "horsey horsey" might be a fairly new one..... it does not appear in the Oxford dictionary of nursery rhymes.

[jettejjane]

I think "horsey horsey" might be a fairly new one..... it does not appear in the Oxford dictionary of nursery rhymes.

I tend to agree not a nursery rhyme in the conventional sense like some of the really old ones.

I remember when I was very small dad used to bounce me on his knees and sing "Bumpety ,Bumpety, Bumpety, Bump as I was riding my Charger"!  It was not a nursery rhyme but could be mistaken for one.  I too used to do same to my children and will do same to grandchildren.  Maybe in the future that will be classed as a nursery rhyme?

Jane

[hanes teulu]

Courtesy of Google have just listened to Billy Cotton's 1937 recording of Horsey, Horsey.

[hanes teulu]

A letter in the Daily Mail, May 1838 puts "Horsey, Horsey" at No. 8 in a list of the best 10 dance tunes of 1937.

Cannot find mention of "Horsey, Horsey" as a song/tune pre 1937. 

[radstockjeff]

Bumpety bumpety bumpety bump  - "The Galloping Major  c1906

[jettejjane]

Bumpety bumpety bumpety bump  - "The Galloping Major  c1906

That's the one. I have it on ipod  Stanley Holloway version. It's lovely, well I like it!