On Saturday Night Lyrics
Saturday night is for getting ready: she does her hair, because on Sunday morning her sweetheart is coming to marry her with a gold ring.
On Saturday Night
On Saturday night,
Shall be all my care
To powder my locks
And curl my hair.
On Sunday morning
My love will come in,
When he will marry me
With a gold ring.
Printed from https://nurseryrhymes.co/on-saturday-night/
- Type
- Mother Goose
- Tune
- Spoken rhyme
- Best for ages
- 4 to 8 years
Hand Motions and Actions
| When you sing | Do this |
|---|---|
| To powder my locks | Pat the top of your head with a pretend powder puff. |
| And curl my hair | Twirl a finger round a lock of hair. |
| With a gold ring | Hold up your ring finger. |
What Does On Saturday Night Mean?
The rhyme is all about getting ready for a big day. Locks are locks of hair, and in the 1700s fashionable people often dusted their hair with white powder. So on Saturday night she is busy making herself look her best, and on Sunday morning the wedding takes place with a gold ring.
History and Origin
The rhyme is printed in James Orchard Halliwell's The Nursery Rhymes of England. Like Curly Locks and Lavender's Blue, it is one of the many old rhymes about sweethearts and weddings that children learned and repeated.
Learning Activities
- Getting ready: talk about what your family does to get ready for a special day.
- Days of the week: say the rhyme, then name the day before Saturday and the day after Sunday.
- Dress-up: brush and style a doll's hair while saying the rhyme.