Changes: Rock-a-bye Baby

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"Rock-a-bye Baby" is a 19th century lullaby composed on Earth.

The original lyrics for the song were:

Rock a bye baby on the treetop,

When the wind blows the cradle will rock,

When the bough breaks the cradle will fall,

And down will come baby, cradle and all.

By the late-24th century the song saw a revision, to better suit the times:

Rock-a-bye baby, in the spacedock,

When the core blows, the shuttle will rock,

When the hull breaks, the shuttle will fall,

And down will come baby, shuttle and all.

In 2378, The Doctor sang the 24th century variation of the song while he examined Seven of Nine's misaligned biradial clamp. After hearing the song, Seven asked whether he was "trying to soothe the infant, or traumatize her?" In response, The Doctor admitted that "the lyrics are rather grim, but it's the melody they respond to."

Listen to The Doctor sing a 24th century variation of "Rock-a-bye Baby"^file info

The Doctor further revealed that "Rock-a-bye Baby" was one of twenty-nine songs he recorded as his baby shower gift for Tom Paris and B'Elanna Torres. Among the other songs he included in his recording were "a couple of Klingon lullabies," including his favorite: quong vaj Ocht or Sleep, Little Warrior. (VOY: "Human Error")

The title of the undeveloped TOS episode "Rock-A-Bye Baby, Or Die!" was a reference to this song.

External link

"Rock-a-bye Baby" at Wikipedia

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-'''''Rock-a-bye Baby''''' is a [[19th century]] [[lullaby]] composed on [[Earth]].
+"'''Rock-a-bye Baby'''" is a [[19th century]] [[lullaby]] composed on [[Earth]].
 The original lyrics for the song were:
-:"''Rock a bye baby on the treetop,''"
+:''Rock a bye baby on the treetop,''
-:"''When the wind blows the cradle will rock,''"
+:''When the wind blows the cradle will rock,''
-:"''When the bough breaks the cradle will fall,''"
+:''When the bough breaks the cradle will fall,''
-:"''And down will come baby, cradle and all.''"
+:''And down will come baby, cradle and all.''
 By the late-[[24th century]] the song saw a revision, to better suit the times:
-:"''Rock-a-bye baby, in the [[spacedock]],''"
+:''Rock-a-bye baby, in the [[spacedock]],''
-:"''When the [[warp core breach|core blows]], the [[shuttle]] will rock,''"
+:''When the [[warp core breach|core blows]], the [[shuttle]] will rock,''
-:"''When the [[hull breach|hull breaks]], the shuttle will fall,''"
+:''When the [[hull breach|hull breaks]], the shuttle will fall,''
-:"''And down will come baby, shuttle and all.''"
+:''And down will come baby, shuttle and all.''
 In [[2378]], [[The Doctor]] sang the 24th century variation of the song while he examined [[Seven of Nine]]'s misaligned [[biradial clamp]]. After hearing the song, Seven asked whether he was "trying to soothe the infant, or traumatize her?" In response, The Doctor admitted that "''the lyrics are rather grim, but it's the melody they respond to.''"
-:*{{audio|file=The Doctor's modified version of 'Rock-a-bye Baby'.ogg|text=Listen to The Doctor sing a 24th century variation of ''Rock-a-bye Baby''}}
+:*{{audio|file=The Doctor's modified version of 'Rock-a-bye Baby'.ogg|text=Listen to The Doctor sing a 24th century variation of "Rock-a-bye Baby"}}
-The Doctor further revealed that ''Rock-a-bye Baby'' was one of twenty-nine songs he recorded as his [[baby shower]] gift for [[Tom Paris]] and [[B'Elanna Torres]]. Among the other songs he included in his recording were "a couple of [[Klingon]] lullabies," including his favorite: ''quong vaj Ocht'' or ''[[Sleep, Little Warrior]]''. ({{VOY|Human Error}})
+The Doctor further revealed that "Rock-a-bye Baby" was one of twenty-nine songs he recorded as his [[baby shower]] gift for [[Tom Paris]] and [[B'Elanna Torres]]. Among the other songs he included in his recording were "a couple of [[Klingon]] lullabies," including his favorite: ''quong vaj Ocht'' or ''[[Sleep, Little Warrior]]''. ({{VOY|Human Error}})
 {{bginfo|The title of the undeveloped TOS episode "[[Undeveloped Star Trek: The Original Series episodes#Rock-A-Bye Baby, Or Die!|Rock-A-Bye Baby, Or Die!]]" was a reference to this song.}}
 ==External link==
-* {{Wikipedia}}
+* {{Wikipedia-quote}}
 [[Category:Earth music]]