Twinkle, twinkle, little star
Twinkle, twinkle, little star,
How I wonder what you are.
Up above the moon so high,
Like a diamond in the sky.
Nursery rhyme origin
This is a very famous rhyme, written by Jane Taylor (1783 – 1824) and published in 1806.
Along with her sister Ann she wrote many poems for children.
Lewis Carroll parodied the the rhyme in Alice in Wonderland by making the Mad Hatter sing,
“Twinkle, twinkle, little bat,
How I wonder where you’re at.
Up above the world you fly,
Like a tea tray in the sky.”

