Sing a Song of Sixpence

"Sing a Song of Sixpence"
Walter Crane's 1864 illustration of the maid hanging out the clothes
Nursery rhyme
Publishedc. 1744
SongwriterTraditional

"Sing a Song of Sixpence" is an English nursery rhyme, perhaps originating in the 18th century. It is listed in the Roud Folk Song Index as number 13191. The sixpence in the rhyme is a British coin that was first minted in 1551 and became obsolete in 1980 after the country's transition to the decimal currency system in 1971.

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