Nursery Rhyme : Little Boy Blue

 

Little Boy Blue is one of the popular English rhymes.

Lyrics

The commonly used version of this rhyme is

Little Boy Blue,
Come blow your horn,
The sheep's in the meadow,
The cow's in the corn;
Where is that boy
Who looks after the sheep?
Under the haystack
Fast asleep.
Will you wake him?
Oh no, not I,
For if I do
He will surely cry.

Origin

This rhyme first appeared in Tommy Thumb’s Little Song Book, 1744 but the rhyme may be much older.