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The short, nonsense rhyme "Hey Diddle Diddle" might be the most recognizable nursery rhyme, giving birth to a common phrase—"over the moon."

Who Wrote the Classic Nursery Rhyme, “Hey Diddle Diddle”?

By Jacob Uitti Mar 23, 2023 | 7:30 AM

The short, nonsense rhyme “Hey Diddle Diddle” might be the most recognizable nursery rhyme of them all. It even gave birth to a common phrase—”over the moon”—which is part of the rhyme, as we’ll see here below. [RELATED: Meaning Behind the Nursery Rhyme: “Skinnamarink”] But what is the origin of the rhyme and who wrote […]

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