The first known publication of the rhyme was in 1744 in Tommy Thumbs Pretty Song Book. The words have changed very little in over two and a half centuries.
Many people mistakenly refer to this nursery rhyme as either:
Baba Black Sheep
Ba Ba Black Sheep
BaaBaa Black Sheep
The original version is slightly different to the one we know today, here are the original lyrics to baa baa black sheep:
Bah, Bah a black Sheep,
Have you any Wool?
Yes merry have I,
Three Bags full,
One for my master,
One for my Dame,
One for the little Boy
That lives down the lane.
In the years since it is now more commonly known of course as "Baa Baa Black Sheep".
The nursery rhyme with the initials "BSWTS" is "Baa, Baa, Black Sheep."
"Baa Baa Black Sheep" is a nursery rhyme that mentions a woolly mammal, the sheep. It tells the story of a sheep that gives wool, requesting sharing among three different entities.
Master
No.
Baa Baa black sheep
Baa, baa black sheep is based on wool taxes. You can search it on wikipedia.com.
Sure! An example of a parody on the nursery rhyme "Baa Baa Black Sheep" could be "Baa Baa Pink Sheep, have you any clothes? Yes sir, yes sir, three bags full! One for the beach, one for the snow, and one for a fancy show!"
In the nursery rhyme "Baa, Baa, Black Sheep," the child who is full of wow is the little boy who asks for wool.
There is no specific number of sheep in the nursery rhyme. In some of the Little Bo Peep illustrations there are 2 sheep.
Mary Cooper wrote a song book called "Tommy Thumb's Pretty Little Songbook Volume II" in 1744 that contained a song called, "Baa Baa Black Sheep". Later on this song was told as a nursery rhyme in the "Mother Goose" series of books.
One nursery rhyme that includes silver and gold is "Baa Baa Black Sheep." The nursery rhyme talks about the sheep having three bags full of wool: one for the master, one for the dame, and one for the little boy who lives down the lane. The reference to the bags of wool could be seen as representing silver and gold.
"Baa Baa Black Sheep" was not canceled. It may not be as popular as it once was, but you can still find the nursery rhyme in many collections of children's songs and rhymes.