These include that it is a complaint … At the nursery i work at, we sing baa baa black sheep have you got a bike. Mary and I saw these sheep on the side of the hill and well how can we resist a shot like this , mind you many other cars pulled up doing the same thing as us . Who feels really glad. Hardly worth that kind of investment. I like that one, they can use any colour in it. To use this feature subscribe to Mumsnet Premium - get first access to new features see fewer ads, and support Mumsnet. Baa Baa Black Sheep "Pact has established that children sing a variety of descriptive words in the nursery rhyme to turn the song into an action rhyme," the charity said in a statement. But why in hell has no one thought outside the box - why does it have … What is the world coming to. What a load of crap lol. Done. One for the happy person. Furious?We sang pink sheep. They're not bloody pink. I was brought up on a farm in Scotland and my mother bought a black sheep at the market and I loved that sheep and was so sad when it had to be sold. Off-White Sheep do exist. We sing both verses. Are you always so aggressively anti change op? My DD started school nursery in September, and this past week, when she has been at home and singing nursery rhymes with us, she's been singing baa baa spotty sheep as opposed to black sheep. They wrote: "A warning that the nursery rhyme Baa Baa Black Sheep should not be taught in schools because it is 'racially offensive' has been scrapped. Ds was so proud to teach it us. To comment on this thread you need to create a Mumsnet account. Why pick one colour?! Thomas has come home from nursery singing Ba ba pink sheep. - £200 voucher and £100 Thomas toys to be won, Share the things that you love to save for, Ask the Food Standards Agency experts your questions about food allergies and intolerances, Talk widget showing discussions of the day & trending threads, Subscribe to Mumsnet emails direct to your inbox. If they open up schools all at once, I'm done with every other precaution. 1 Lyrics 1.1 Nursery Rhymes 2 Song Credits 2.1 Racing to the Rainbow (video) 2.2 Sing a Song of Wiggles 2.3 Nursery Rhymes 3 Trivia 4 Performances/Appearances 4.1 Video 4.2 Album 5 Video Baa, baa, black sheep, have you any wool? LMAO ) before reading Oct 06. {Scribbles it down to use at work}. In 2010 the BBC News reported that this rhyme was saved from being banned, at least in Birmingham, UK. Not 'bemused' or something like that? Uncorroborated theories have been advanced to explain the meaning of the rhyme. vous dirai-je, maman. It's all so different from my own childhood thats what I'm struggling to understand- how it's all changed so much in less than 30 years. My favourite part of your post is that 'all the family sing the classic version'. Have you heard that, and I quote from my book of “The Secret History of Nursery Rhymes” that in 2006 the words to the rhyme were changed by some English nurseries, to Baa Baa, Rainbow Sheep to meet requirements of policies for Equal Opportunities. The kids like any version.Now started singing 'oranges and lemons' with my grandson and by the end of the rhyme I felt quite horrified by the gruesomeness. And now I'm listening to my happy rainbow sheep rhyme in my head while watching two fearless women shear sheep; doing what could easily be determined to be men's work. This is page 1 of 9 (This thread has 218 messages.). Where would your DC most like to visit after lockdown? I get the 'furious'. The rhyme has nothing to do with human races. As for Baa Baa black sheep.. the sheep is black, you do get black sheep, you do not get rainbow sheep. White white shoes and white socks and white curly hair, see all the nanny goats going to the fair. Baa Baa ‘Rainbow’ Sheep. Baa Baa Rainbow Sheep. Yes sir, yes sir, Three bags full; One for the master, And one for the dame, And one for the little boy Who lives down the lane: Baa Baa Black Sheep Schools had been told that the old rhyme was negative and could cause offence. Baa, baa, black sheep, Have you any wool? i have never heard rainbow sheep sung all the kids i know say baa baa black sheep. There is a second verse of Baa Baa black sheepBaa Baa black sheep have you any wool, Yes sir Yes sir three bags full one for the master and one for the dame and one for the little boy that lives down the lane. Sing Along sessions are fun and lively, using traditional and modern songs, and nursery rhymes. It was previously obtainable as a reward in Season 5. It is utterly ridiculous. Is it not just another verse?Baa baa pink sheep have you any spots?Yes sir yes sir lots and lotsLots on my fingers and lots on my toesAnd lots on the end of my pink little nose.It's fun! The myth: Teachers have been banned from singing ‘Baa Baa Black Sheep’ in schools because it has been deemed racist towards black people. "We" can say anything you like as long as you are being descriptive and not derogatory. Would it be the same if it was 'white sheep'? My dds sing the traditional one and baa baa pink sheep have you any spots, yes sir yes sir I've got lots, some on my fingers, some on my toes, some on my tummy and some on my nose. It is Political Correctness gone mad! It's nothing sinister lol. Is the world going mad?! Rainbow Wool is a rainbow version of wool found exclusively in Minecraft Earth. I agree really- just thought I better tread carefully with the PC brigade... but really wtf!!! So the only place that's singing this ridiculous version is school.I just can't believe they're changing a kiddy nursery rhyme that's been around for god knows how long, as someone somewhere has deemed it inappropriate? Ryans nursery sing ba ba fluffy sheep. Read the lyrics to the children's song Baa Baa White Sheep on BusSongs.com. Baa Baa Rainbow Sheep. The truth: A couple of nurseries in Oxfordshire decided to make the song longer and more stimulating for children by replacing ‘black’ with a range of … It isn't nasty! The pink version is quite cute however.. here it is if any of you are missing out! 'Ashes, ashes, we all fall down' aaaaaaargh. At the nursery that I work at we still say black sheep, although I know that some people have changed it to coloured sheep. We subscribe to the HONcode principles of the, Breastfeeding: the trick to a comfy latch. At least there sheep are fluffy! It’s bath time for the sheep! Baa Baa Black Sheep, Have you any wool? Sheep are black, sheep are white and sheep are many other colours in between. I can imagine you all sitting round like the Von Trapps singing your hearts out! If this happened, the lyrics were probably changed in order to expand the children's vocabularies.It's an educational setting for toddlers, not heritage songs preservation committee. "Baa, Baa, Black Sheep" is an English nursery rhyme, the earliest surviving version of which dates from 1731. My dds sing the traditional one and baa baa pink sheep have you any spots, yes sir yes sir I've got lots, some on my fingers, some on my toes, some on my tummy and some on my nose. But we’ll have to catch him first! And as DD is my first child, I have no experience of stuff like this. i heard about it in the media during the 1980s and on and off ever since then. An alternative to the well know nursery rhyme of 'Baa baa black sheep'made for the daughter who loves this version. ... mine get taught baa baa woolly sheep. 1 Obtaining 2 Crafting 3 History 4 Trivia Rainbow wool can be obtained by shearing a rainbow sheep. For New Popular Nursery Rhymes for Children Please SUBSCRIBE- https://www.youtube.com/user/kiddieok?sub_confirmation=1 Check out our other … Nursery rhymes evolve, like all things in life. Are you always so aggressively anti change op? Yes sir, yes sir. ‘Baa, Baa, Black Sheep’ is an English nursery rhyme that is sung to a variation of a French song. Probably not.Good one op. I don't think I should read the "Come and Have a Go (Cohag??? Yes, sir, yes, sir, Three bags full; One for the master, One for the dame, And one for the little boy Who lives down the lane. The subject tonight is the 200+ year old English nursery rhyme, Baa Baa Black Sheep: Baa, baa, black sheep, Have you any wool? As the title really! We're all human, I just doesn't understand why it would offend anyone, never mind be changed. Baa, Baa, Black Sheep is a nursery rhyme. If sister tutor hadn't been so scary we would have fallen about laughing but still what does it matter? If you don't want your child to go back, homeschool them. ... Finn's nursery sing "baa baa wooley sheep" or (more ludicrous) "baa baa RAINBOW sheep" which frankly, paints a totally false impression of the colours that sheep … There's no official ruling ANYWHERE that says you can't, regardless of any mythical "they" who say so. Instead of singing “Baa baa, black sheep”, toddlers are being taught to sing “Baa baa, rainbow sheep.” Teachers have also changed the ending of Humpty Dumpty and … Is that the word you were looking for? Not surprisingly this rhyme is all about sheep, and the importance of sheep to the English economy. I think it is absurd to sing baa baa rainbow sheep as there is no such thing and what is wrong with a black sheep. Teaches little ones to point to parts of their body and it's fun. When I was little we never had the verse that had the master, the dame and the little boy down the lane saying "thank you" though! (Finn's nursery actually told us at his parents evening that it's because they're not allowed to sing "black sheep" anymore). I'd love to know why- as black sheep are an actual thing! Suitable for children aged approximately 10 months to 5 years, there are over 140 different rhymes and songs to enjoy. Woah. …because ‘Black Sheep’ do exist. All the family sing the classic version also, as is traditional. Just finding it ridiculous that an age old kiddy song is being changed for no good reason. Blackboard is descriptive. Probably not. Bonkers! Teaches little ones to point to parts of their body and it's fun. "They sing happy, sad, bouncing, hopping, pink, blue, black and white sheep etc and they also exchange boy and girl at the end of the rhyme. Hags? Baa, baa, rainbow sheep. nor have i … I have no idea what is going on here, but either way its hilarious! The #1 app for tracking pregnancy and baby growth. Its kind of stupid, but really if this makes you FURIOUS, you need to get some perspective on life. I should say my family has all kinds of backgrounds, from Canadian, Irish and African.. so in no way am I racist believe me. I don't know why the conclusion you would jump to is pc gone mad unless that's at the forefront of your thinking in general. I shall carry on singing the old version. Mary Trebilco, ^Diana^ and 10 more people faved this Lucy, I don't think *we* are allowed to say 'blackboard' anymore ! Baa Baa white sheep look over there, see all the nanny goats going to the fair. Have you any wool? i've heard this as replaced ba ba black sheep. Rainbow sheep … baa baa rainbow sheep have you any wool...? Unless, of course, you're from the DM and are looking for similarly irate responses. Songs stimulate children with clapping, wriggling, jumping, stamping and running. To be honest reading my post back I didn't mean it at all in a racist way. Okay fine, so some white-middle-class old lady somewhere worries that "Baa baa black sheep" may be seen as racist by some people. Would it be the same if it was 'white sheep'? That said, furious? ‘Baa, Baa, Black Sheep’ is one of the oldest English rhymes.It dates to 1731. We have always sang the 'black sheep' version as it's what myself and DP learned when we were little and as it is the 'proper' version. This is a language myth, created by people bemoaning political correctness, that some fools have taken as fact. I'm a traditionalist what can I say 💁🏽. Why yes, why yes, Three bags full. I don't think little kids are making any connections to black people there. Seems a bizarre reaction to me. And Humpty dumpty teaches kids about accidents and how not everyone has a happy ending. Lots and lots! We thought it was his version of the popular Ba ba black sheep, but then it got too good to be his version and an internet search produced the pink sheep version (!). Right. There is no place for deceit and singing Baa Baa Rainbow Sheep is an act of deceit because the original nursery rhyme was titled Baa Baa Black Sheep. would it be the same if it was "white sheep"? Yes sir, yes sir, Three bags full. They may just be using different colours or patterns to help with learning. Since its conception, the song has not changed much. Baa, baa, black sheep, have you any wool?\ Yes sir, yes sir, three bags full.\ One for the master, one for the dame,\ And one for the little boy who lives down the lane. Some on my fingers, and some on my toes! Just so annoyed, probably being irrational as I've had the implant out after 3 years and having my first visit from Mother Nature 🙈 AIBU to just want classic nursery rhymes to stay as the classic version?? Probably not.Step away from the Daily Mail. Well, you're assuming there's no good reason. "We" can sing "Baa baa black sheep" if we like, no-one will stop you. You will be pleased to know (I hope) that Alex sings Baa Baa Black Sheep at his nursery. (With a know it all big sister he rarely gets to teach anything!) The melody of the song, titled, ‘Ah!Vous dirai-je, maman,’ was utilized for the nursery rhyme starting around 1760. That's why I like it here in France - they don't do PC! Finn's nursery sing "baa baa wooley sheep" or (more ludicrous) "baa baa RAINBOW sheep" which frankly, paints a totally false impression of the colours that sheep come in, lol. Two private nurseries in Oxfordshire in 2006 altered the song to "Baa Baa Rainbow Sheep", with black being replaced with a variety of other adjectives, like "happy, sad, hopping" and "pink". One for the master, One for the dame, And one for the little boy Who lives down the lane. Nobody has any issue with black sheep. LMAO, pink sheep indeed. If they are covering "pink" at playgroup this month, they need a pink song. I've also read of other places substituting rainbow, little, pink and happy for black. I only know that version as an extra verse, as Mum cites above. Maybe not furious but pretty damn puzzled over it, it's absolutely ridiculous. Tasmania has politically correct sheep ! Grey Sheep do also exist. Black sheep. The words have not changed very much in two-and-a-half centuries. this is what my children are being taught in school today. One for the hopping person. Why? Furious? Probably shouldn't mention twinkle twinkle little star, my dad drives a rusty car... As a student nurse in 1983 we were told to sing with the white sheep version. Nursery rhymes evolve, like all things in life. I know I've said this before... it has nothing to do with being pc and everything to do with just making up words for current themes with well-known tunes. The site contains over 3,500 nursery rhymes, cartoons and kids' songs. The rage I feel when DS listens to the American version of Ring-a-ring of Roses knows no bounds. It is sung to a variant of the 1761 French melody Ah! Regressive cultural movements from the left. I shall go calm down. One for the sad . White Sheep do also exist. Purple sheep. Commentators have asserted that these controversies have been exaggerated or distorted by some elements of the press as part of a more general campaign against political correctness . Sessions lasts 70 minutes, with a short break for complimentary refreshments. It makes us all laugh. 16 Oct. Baa Baa ‘Rainbow’ Sheep. As black sheep is deemed to be not PC. My sisters MIL taught her daughter (which i thought was quite funny) Baa baa black sheep, Have you any wool, Yes sir, yes sir, 3 knitting needles full, One for a jumper, One for a frock, And one for a little boy, Baa Baa Pink Sheep, Have you any spots? To be annoyed my husband doesn’t want to buy gloves for our baby? Not sure of the rest of the words as i've only just started. baa baa rainbow sheep have you any wool? cheers OP!