Baa, Baa, Black Sheep
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"Baa, Baa, Black Sheep" is an English nursery rhyme, the earliest printed version of which dates from around 1744. The words have barely changed in two and a half centuries. It is sung to a variant of
The rhyme as illustrated by Dorothy M. Wheeler
Illustration for the rhyme from Mother Goose's Melody, first published c. 1765
W. W. Denslow's illustrations for "Baa, Baa, Black Sheep", from the 1901 collection Mother Goose
Ah! vous dirai-je, maman
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"Ah! vous dirai-je, maman" is a popular children's song in France. Since its composition in the 18th century, the melody has been applied to numerous lyrics in multiple languages; the English song "Tw
Baa, Baa, Black Sheep
…of which dates from around 1744. The words have barely changed in two and a half centuries. It is sung to a variant of the 18th-century French melody "Ah! vous dirai-je, maman". The Oxford Dictionary of Nursery Rhymes gives this modern version…
"Ah! vous dirai-je, maman"