What is the rhyme old mother Hubbard?

Old Mother Hubbard went to the cupboard, To fetch her poor dog a bone. But when she got there the cupboard was bare, And so the poor dog had none.
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What is the song Old Mother Hubbard about?

​a nursery rhyme about an old woman trying to feed her dog. Many people in Britain know the first verse: “Old Mother Hubbard, she went to the cupboardTo get her poor dog a bone;But when she got there, the cupboard was bare,And so the poor dog had none.”
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Where did Old Mother Hubbard come from?

The Beginning

Old Mother Hubbard was founded in 1926, but our roots extend back to 1873 as A. Hubbard & Son bakery in Gloucester, MA.
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What is the dog and a bone nursery rhyme?

He played knick knack on my door. With a knick knack, paddy whack, Give a dog a bone. This old man came rolling home.
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Who wrote Old Mother Hubbard?

Although the first three verses were probably based on a traditional rhyme, the remaining eleven stanzas were written by Sarah Catherine Martin and first appeared in The Comic Adventures of Old Mother Hubbard and her Dog, published by John Harris in 1805.
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Old Mother Hubbard Nursery Rhyme



What does Mother Hubbard mean?

Kids Definition

Mother Hubbard. noun. Mother Hub·​bard ˌmət͟h-ər-ˈhəb-ərd. : a loose usually shapeless dress.
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What is the rhyme Mother Hubbard's Cupboard?

Words
  • Old Mother Hubbard. Went to the Cupboard, To give the poor Dog a bone; When she came there, The Cupboard was bare, ...
  • Then out went th' old woman to bespeak 'em a coffin, And when she came back, she found 'em all a-loffeing.
  • She went to the butcher's. To buy her some meat, When she came back. She lay dead at her feet.
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What is the most famous nursery rhyme?

Most Popular Nursery Rhymes for Babies
  1. Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star. Twinkle, twinkle, little star. ...
  2. Row, Row, Row Your Boat. Row, row, row your boat. ...
  3. Humpty Dumpty. Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall. ...
  4. Wheels on the Bus. ...
  5. Old Mac Donald Had a Farm. ...
  6. One, Two, Three, Four, Five. ...
  7. Incy, Wincy Spider. ...
  8. Hey, Diddle Diddle.
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What does the song all around the mulberry bush meaning?

The lyrics: “Here we go round the mulberry bush / On a cold and frosty morning” are thought to be a joke about the difficulties experienced by the industry.
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What is the moral of the story greedy dog?

The moral of the story is “We should not be greedy”.
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What is the meaning of hickory Dickory dock?

Other written accounts of the rhyme from the nineteenth century suggest that children used 'Hickory, dickory, dock' as a way of deciding which of them would start a game: it was a way of selecting who was to go first.
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What is the dark meaning of Baa Baa black sheep?

Baa Baa Black Sheep is about the medieval wool tax, imposed in the 13th Century by King Edward I. Under the new rules, a third of the cost of a sack of wool went to him, another went to the church and the last to the farmer.
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What is the real meaning of Mary had a little lamb?

The lyrics of “Mary Had a Little Lamb” were inspired by Mary Sawyer, who lived in Sterling, Massachusetts, in the 1800s, reports the New England Historical Society. Mary took the young animal under her care after the poor thing was rejected by her sheep mother on the family's farm.
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What is the darkest nursery song?

8 Dark Nursery Rhymes
  1. Baa, Baa, Black Sheep. Baa baa black sheep, ...
  2. London Bridge Is Falling Down. London Bridge is falling down, ...
  3. Mary Mary Quite Contrary. Mary, Mary, quite contrary. ...
  4. Goosey Goosey Gander. Goosey, goosey, gander, ...
  5. Jack and Jill. ...
  6. Three Blind Mice. ...
  7. Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush. ...
  8. Ring Around the Rosy.
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What is the meaning of Hubbard?

English: of Norman origin from the Norman French personal name Hubert (ancient Germanic Hugibert composed of elements meaning 'mind spirit' and 'bright').
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What is the meaning of there was an old woman who lived in a shoe?

​a traditional nursery rhyme about a poor woman who has many children: “There was an old woman who lived in a shoe,She had so many children she didn't know what to do.
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What does hush a bye baby mean?

/ˌhʌʃ ə baɪ ˈbeɪbi/ /ˌhʌʃ ə baɪ ˈbeɪbi/ ​a popular old lullaby (= song sung to make a young child go to sleep).
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What is the most morbid nursery rhyme?

Beware Of Mother Goose: 6 Horrifying Nursery Rhymes Decoded
  • Peter Peter Pumpkin Eater. Peter, Peter, pumpkin-eater. Had a wife, and couldn't keep her. ...
  • Jack Be Nimble. Jack be nimble, ...
  • Ring Around The Rosy. Ring around the rosy. ...
  • Mary Mary Quite Contrary. Mary, Mary, quite contrary. ...
  • Humpty Dumpty. Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall,
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What is the dark origin of Pop Goes the Weasel?

In the mid-19th century, "pop" was a well-known slang term for pawning something—and City Road had a well-known pawn establishment in the 1850s. In this Cockney interpretation, "weasel" is Cockney rhyming slang for "weasel and stoat" meaning "coat". Thus, to "pop the weasel" meant to pawn your coat.
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What is the oldest nursery song?

"Pat-a-cake, pat-a-cake, baker's man" is one of the oldest surviving English nursery rhymes. The earliest recorded version of the rhyme appears in Thomas d'Urfey's play The Campaigners from 1698.
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What is the oldest nursery rhyme ever?

1. Ding Dong Bell. Ding Dong Bell is the oldest recorded nursery rhyme in the English language. In the earliest version of this rhyme, recorded in 1580 by John Lange, the organist of Winchester Cathedral, the unfortunate cat does not make it out of the well, and the bells are a death knell.
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What is a simple 4 line rhyme?

Simple 4-line rhymes are usually characterized by having a simple rhyme scheme of ABCB repeated throughout the entire poem. Though usually simplistic looking, the songs can be very complex and are widely used today in most poetry and songs.
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What was the last thing the old lady swallowed in the nursery rhyme?

There was an old lady who swallowed a spider, That wriggled and wiggled and tiggled inside her; She swallowed the spider to catch the fly; I don't know why she swallowed a fly - Perhaps she'll die!
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What are the lyrics to the nursery rhyme There was an old woman who lived in a shoe?

by Mother Goose

There was an old woman who lived in a shoe, She had so many children she didn't know what to do; She gave them some broth with plenty of bread, She kissed them all fondly and sent them to bed. You might also enjoy the L. Frank Baum version of this nursery rhyme in verse, The Woman Who Lived in a Shoe.
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What are the nursery rhymes hidden messages?

Many nursery rhymes do have a secret meaning behind them. They were once satirical, subversive folk songs about historical events or the despised conduct of leaders. Behind these lie darker tales of cowardice, greed, immorality, cruelty, religious persecution, execution, sickness, and death.
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