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A classic nursery rhyme that promises to buy the baby various gifts if it does not talk. The poem has a simple rhyme scheme and a repetitive pattern of increasing items.
Hush, Little Baby. Hush, little baby, don't say a word. Papa's gonna buy you a mockingbird. And if that mockingbird won't sing, Papa's gonna buy you a diamond ring
Lyrics. The most common version of the lyrics are: Hush, little baby, don't say a word, Mama's gonna buy you a mockingbird. If that mockingbird don't sing, Mama's gonna buy you a diamond ring. If that diamond ring turns to brass, Mama's gonna buy you a looking glass. If that looking glass gets broke,
Learn the meaning, origins, and literary devices of this popular nursery rhyme by Mother Goose. The poem is a humorous way of comforting a crying child with a series of extravagant gifts.
