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John Denver wrote the lyrics and co-wrote the music for "Rocky Mountain High", adopted by Colorado in 2007 as one of the state's two official state songs, [2] and co-wrote both lyrics and music for "Take Me Home, Country Roads", adopted by West Virginia in 2014 as one of four official state songs. [3]
The rhyme is thought by some commentators to have originated as a counting-out rhyme. [1] Westmorland shepherds in the nineteenth century used the numbers Hevera (8), Devera (9) and Dick (10) which are from the language Cumbric. [1] The rhyme is thought to have been based on the astronomical clock at Exeter Cathedral. The clock has a small hole ...
Eeny, meeny, miny, moe. Illustration from A Book of Nursery Rhymes (1901). " Eeny, meeny, miny, moe " – which can be spelled a number of ways – is a children's counting-out rhyme, used to select a person in games such as tag, or for selecting various other things. It is one of a large group of similar rhymes in which the child who is ...
Delaware (song) "Delaware" is a popular song, written by Irving Gordon. [ 1] The song was published in 1959 and has references to 15 states of the United States. [ 2] The states were portrayed, in the form of puns, as: Della wear, new jersey, Calla 'phone ya, how ar' ya, Missus sip, mini-soda, Ora gone, I'll ask 'er, taxes, Wiscon sin, new ...
See media help. " Yankee Doodle " is a traditional song and nursery rhyme, the early versions of which predate the Seven Years' War and American Revolutionary War. [ 1] It is often sung patriotically in the United States today. It is the state song of the U.S. state of Connecticut. [ 2] Its Roud Folk Song Index number is 4501.
State of Maine (song) Maryland, My Maryland. All Hail to Massachusetts. Massachusetts (Because of You Our Land is Free) Ode to Massachusetts. Say Hello to Someone from Massachusetts. The Great State of Massachusetts. The Road to Boston. Massachusetts (Arlo Guthrie song)
In 1977, the Louisiana State Legislature decreed "You Are My Sunshine" the state song in honor of Davis. [6] Its best-known covers include a recording by Johnny Cash in 1989. [ 7 ] In 1999, "You Are My Sunshine" was honored with a Grammy Hall of Fame award, and the Recording Industry Association of America named it one of the Songs of the Century .
A skipping rhyme (occasionally skipping-rope rhyme or jump-rope rhyme ), is a rhyme chanted by children while skipping. Such rhymes have been recorded in all cultures where skipping is played. Examples of English-language rhymes have been found going back to at least the 17th century. Like most folklore, skipping rhymes tend to be found in many ...