Yeow Mussent Sing A' Sunday Lyrics
In old Suffolk, Sunday was a day of rest and quiet. Save your singing for Monday, and you can sing all week until Sunday comes again.
Yeow Mussent Sing A' Sunday
Yeow mussent sing a' Sunday,
Becaze it is a sin,
But yeow may sing a' Monday
Till Sunday cums agin.
Printed from https://nurseryrhymes.co/yeow-mussent-sing-a-sunday/
- Type
- Mother Goose
- Tune
- Spoken rhyme
- Best for ages
- 4 to 9 years
What Does Yeow Mussent Sing A' Sunday Mean?
The rhyme is in Suffolk dialect: yeow is you, mussent is must not, becaze is because and cums agin is comes again. In many families long ago, Sunday was kept as a day of rest and worship, and noisy play and everyday songs were saved for the rest of the week.
History and Origin
James Orchard Halliwell prints it in The Nursery Rhymes of England, noting that in Suffolk children were often reminded with these lines of the respect due to the Sabbath. It shows how rhymes were used to teach children the habits of their home and community.
Learning Activities
- Dialect swap: say the rhyme in everyday English, then in Suffolk dialect.
- Week chart: draw the seven days and add a song or activity for each one.
- Quiet day: talk about which day your family keeps for rest.