As the legend goes, "All The Pretty Lttle Horses" was supposedly written by an African slave forced to work as a nursemaid. She was unable to care for her own child and had to let her die in orded to follow her Master's demands. This song became a popular children's lullaby most likely at the end of the 18th Century. The lyrics to this uniquely American tune are immortalized in a modest monument that stands next to the carousal in New York's Central Park.
Hush-a-bye, don't you cry Go to sleep you little baby When you wake, you shall have All the pretty little horses Blacks and bays, dapples and greys Coach and six-a-little horses
Way down yonder in the meadow A poor boy is crying Dry your eyes, it's no surprise You can't save the dying
Blacks and bays, dapples and greys All the pretty little horses Growns and dones, just not the ones All the pretty little horses All the pretty little horses
Look at you now, you have your day There's no room in this world to hide away But return to me, I'm calling you home Remember my love, you never alone