Isn't "Hush a bye baby" a Nursery Rhyme ?
Not exactly. It seems that this lulluby was the practice of some Native
Americans to place a baby in the branches of a tree allowing the wind to gently
rock the child to sleep "Hush a bye baby on the treetop". The meaning to the
words of the song "Hush a bye baby" seem to match this explanation.
The words to the "Hush a bye baby" song were first published in 1765.