All The Pretty Little Horses

Lullabies are designed to make kids sing together with their parents. These songs also make kids fall asleep faster and they also learn new words from singing them. One such lullaby is about pretty horses. Parents sing this lullaby to the kids explaining how they will get horses if they fall asleep.

What is a Lullaby?

A gentle and quiet song with simple words and explanations sung to the kids to make them fall asleep faster is called a lullaby. These songs are a great medium that helps parents to make their children fall and go to sleep faster.

Singing lullabies develops a reflex among the kids. Whenever a lullaby is sung, sleep is automatically initiated and the kids go to sleep faster. Lullabies are also educational as they teach new words and rhythms to toddlers.

Lyrics to All the Pretty Little Horses

This is a beautiful and simple lullaby compiled to make the kids fall asleep. Kids often cry before going to the bed. This song is an attempt to stop the kids from crying by telling them they will get the little horses if they fall asleep. Here are the lyrics of this song.

Hush-a-bye, don't you cry

Go to sleep, my little baby

When you wake, you shall have

All the pretty little horses

Dapples and grays, pintos and bays

All the pretty little horses!

Way down yonder

In the meadow

Poor little baby, crying Mama

Birds and the butterflies

Flutter round his eyes

Poor little baby crying Mamma.

Hush-a-bye, don't you cry

Go to sleep, my little baby

When you wake, you shall have

All the pretty little horses

Dapples and grays, pintos and bays

All the pretty little horses!

Explanation of Pretty Little Horses Lullaby

If we study this beautiful lullaby for the kids, we will observe that a parent is trying to make her kid fall asleep by singing a song about horses and meadows. The kid is crying and his mother is trying to console him telling him that he will get all the pretty horses in the meadow.

 All the Pretty Horses

The lullaby explains different describing words related to the horses. Kids will learn such words faster in the form of a lullaby and will be able to use them in conversations. When this song is sung on a regular basis, kids will catch the tune and will be able to sing the All the Pretty Horses song on their own.

This song was compiled for kids who love to ride their wooden horses. Back in the day, kids had a common toy that resembled a horse. It was made of wood. It can be ridden and rocked. Kids love to play with this toy. Hence, this classic lullaby refers to those toy horses that come in different colours.

 A Mother Singing all the Pretty Horses Lullaby

It also refers to the wild horses and ponies that roam freely in the jungle. Kids love to see horses and believe that they will get horses in the morning when they wake up.

Tips for Parents

Follow the lyrics to All the Pretty Little Ponies and explain the song to the kids. Make them learn this lullaby and help them sing it line by line. This song can be used as a lullaby or as a part of the education of toddlers.

This song can be sung with easy gestures the kids will love to follow. They will learn new words. Parents can use pictures to make this lullaby even more engaging.