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Presenting Traditional Nursery Rhyme Hickory Dickory dock Lyrics, This Rhyme Is A Counting Poem related To A Astronomical Clock. This Poen Was First Recorded as “’ Hickere, Dickere Dock” by Tommy Thumb in his Pretty Song Book collection, 1744, London.
Short History Of hickory dickory dock Rhyme
The earliest recorded version of the rhyme is in Tommy Thumb’s Pretty Song Book, published in London in about 1744, which uses the opening line: ‘Hickere, Dickere Dock’. The next recorded version in Mother Goose’s Melody (c. 1765), uses ‘Dickery, Dickery Dock’.The rhyme is thought by some commentators to have originated as a counting-out rhyme.Westmorland shepherds in the nineteenth century used the numbers Hevera (8), Devera (9) and Dick (10) which are from the language Cumbric.The rhyme is thought to have been based on the astronomical clock at Exeter Cathedral. The clock has a small hole in the door below the face for the resident cat to hunt mice.
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Hickory Dickory dock Lyrics
Hickory, Dickory, Dock.
The mouse ran up the clock.
The clock struck one,
The mouse ran down,
Hickory, Dickory, Dock.
Hickory, Dickory, Dock.
The mouse ran up the clock.
The clock struck two,
The mouse ran down,
Hickory, Dickory, Dock.
Hickory, Dickory, Dock.
The mouse ran up clock.
The clock struck three,
The mouse ran down,
Hickory, Dickory, Dock.
Hickory, Dickory, Dock.
The mouse ran up the clock.
The clock struck four,
The mouse ran down,
Hickory, Dickory, Dock.
Hickory, Dickory, Dock.
The mouse ran up clock.
The clock struck five,
The mouse ran down,
Hickory, Dickory, dock
Hickory Dickory Dock Lyrics FAQ-
Is Hickory Dickory A poem?
Yes, It Is a Traditional Popular Poem.
When The “Hickory Dickory Dock” Was First Time Published?
The Rhyme Was First Published In 1744.
What Kind Of “Hickory Dickory Dock Lyrics”?
It Is A Five Line Rhyme Made Up Of One Couplet And One Triplet.
