"Wee Willie Winkie" | |
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Nursery rhyme | |
Language | Scots |
Published | 1841 |
Lyricist(s) | William Miller |
"Wee Willie Winkie" is a Scottish nursery rhyme. The main character in the rhyme is well-known as a personification of sleep. The poem was written by William Miller and titled "Willie Winkie", first published in Whistle-binkie: Stories for the Fireside in 1841.[1][2][3] It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 13711.