Still today, most of us remember the popular rhymes. What makes a nursery rhyme popular? The rhyme which are easy, quick to learn, and with a sweet melody are remembered the most. Rhymes help children develop auditory skills. It usually tells a story. From the mid-16th century, nursery rhymes begin to be recorded in English plays. Scroll to see the top ten popular rhymes of the world.
#1 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, Once I Caught a Fish Alive
“Once I Caught A Fish Alive” is a classic nursery rhyme. This popular rhyme is great for practicing counting to ten. It’s a super simple song. The album was released in 2020, including Dave and Ava as artist in it. Dave and Ava (Dave and Eva) was created in Ukraine by the Lviv animation studio. The rhyme is adored by even the littlest singers. And that makes it the popular rhyme in the world.
#2 Alphabet Song (Abc’s)
“The ABC” is one of the best-known English language alphabet songs. It is most frequently referred to as “The Alphabet Song”, especially in the United States. The song was first copyrighted in 1835 by the music publisher Charles Bradlee. This tune is the same as the tune for “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star” and similar to that of “Baa, Baa, Black Sheep”. Its different versions are available in the world. The ABC Alphabet Song teaches the basic 26 English letter to the little toddlers.
#3 A Sailor Went To Sea
The famous rhyme takes you under the sea, to show you all the wonderful sea animals. The song helps to learn ocean animals, funnily. Each verse in this classic kids’ song gets harder and harder, making it super fun to sing! And while singing about the sailor’s adventures, we also learn the names of some very cool sea creatures.
#4 Bingo
“There Was a Farmer Had a Dog” or “B-I-N-G-O” is an English language children’s song. It is the most popular rhyme of all time. Additional verses of the rhymes are sung by omitting the first letter sung in the previous verse. The number of times clapping or barking is used instead of actually saying each letter. The song was first released in 1780, and now its various versions are available.
#5 Baa Baa Black Sheep
Among the list of most popular rhyme in the world, it’s the simplest single stanza rhyme. It’s perfect for a baby, as nearly everything in it is easy to pronounce. “Baa, Baa, Black Sheep” is an English nursery rhyme. The earliest printed version of this rhyme dates from around 1744. The words have not changed very much in two and a half centuries.
#6 Head Shoulders Knees and Toes
The popular nursery rhyme, “Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes” everyone can play, sing and enjoy. This is a fun song that you can sing to your baby. “Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes” is a children’s song. The song was documented as early as 1961. The duration of the song “Head, Shoulders, Knees And Toes” is 1:24 minutes. This popular rhyme is an English song from the album Toddlers Play Songs.
#7 Here We Go Round the Mulberry
Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush”also titled “Mulberry Bush” or “This Is the Way”. It is an English nursery rhyme and singing game. The rhyme was first recorded by James Orchard Halliwell in the mid-nineteenth century. The simple game involves holding hands in a circle. And moving around to the first verse, which is alternated with the specific verse. In this famous game, the players break up to imitate various actions. 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.
#8 Hey Diddle Diddle
In the list of famous rhyme around the world is “Hey Diddle Diddle”. It is an English nursery rhyme. “Hey Diddle Diddle”, “The Cat and the Fiddle” or “The Cow Jumped Over the Moon” are all different titles of the same song. All these famous lines are part of the lyrics. The rhyme has English expression “over the moon”, meaning “delighted, thrilled, very happy.” The rhyme was first recorded by the James William Elliott in 1870.
#9 Hickory Dickory Dock
“Hickory Dickory Dock” or “Hickety Dickety Dock” is a popular English-language nursery rhyme. It is a traditional children’s song about a clock and a mouse. The rhyme is thought to have been based on the astronomical clock. The clock has a small hole in the door below the face for the resident cat to hunt mice. The famous rhyme is being loved by children around the world.
#10 Humpty Dumpty
The popular rhyme represented by an egg, “Humpty Dumpty”. It is a famous character in an English nursery rhyme. Probably originated by English riddle. The first recorded versions of the rhyme date from late eighteenth-century England. Children for generations have enjoyed saying or singing the famous nursery rhyme.
Read your baby or child a story in rhyme, or sing along together. Either way, they are lots of fun. My kids love these nursery rhymes, and I am sure your kids will love them too. How many of the above listed famous rhyme do you still remember? Let us see your score, out of ten, in the comment section of the article.
