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Lyricist (s) William Miller. "Wee Willie Winkie" is a Scottish nursery rhyme whose titular figure has become popular as a personification of sleep. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 13711.
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“Wee Willie Winkie” is a nursery rhyme original from the Scotland written by William Miller. The lyrics were published for the first time in the Scottish poetry and song anthology ” Whistle-binkie” in 1841.
William Miller (1810-1872 )wrote this poem in Scottish in 1841. The rhyme has ever since become associated with children’s bedtime and is used as a lullaby. (Link to the sheet music page is at the bottom.) The original Scottish full version: Wee Willie Winkie rins through the toon, Up stairs an’ doon stairs in his nicht-gown,
Aug 23, 2020 · The creator of the beloved poem was none other than William Miller - the man who was revered as 'The Laureate of the Nursery'.
Nursery rhyme and lullaby Wee Willie Winkie with lyrics, tune and music (video).
William Miller (August 1810 – 20 August 1872) was a Scottish poet best known for the nursery rhyme Wee Willie Winkie. Miller, known as "The Laureate of the Nursery", was born in Glasgow and lived in Dennistoun, Scotland.
William Miller. " Wee Willie Winkie " is a Scottish nursery rhyme. The main character in the rhyme is well-known as a personification of sleep. The poem was written by William Miller and titled "Willie Winkie", first published in Whistle-binkie: Stories for the Fireside in 1841.
