This is a story about the Spaceman who went into space and visited various planets: Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune. He even wanted to visit the Sun, but it was so hot that the Spaceman had to return to Earth.
This children's song is written based on the famous English singing game, nursery rhyme, and children's song - "The Farmer in the Dell".
It probably originated in Germany and was brought to America by immigrants. From there, it spread to many other nations and is popular in a number of languages. It is Roud Folk Song Index number 6306.
LYRIC:
1
The Spaceman went to Space,
The Spaceman went to Space,
Heigh-ho, the derry-o!
The Spaceman went to Space!
2
The Spaceman in the Space,
The Spaceman in the Space,
Hi-ho, the derry-o!
The Spaceman in the Space!
3
The Spaceman on the Moon,
The Spaceman on the Moon,
Hi-ho, the derry-o!
The Spaceman on the Moon!
4
The Spaceman on the Mercury,
The Spaceman on the Mercury,
Hi-ho, the derry-o!
The Spaceman on the Mercury!
5
The Spaceman on the Venus,
The Spaceman on the Venus,
Hi-ho, the derry-o!
The Spaceman on the Venus!
6
The Spaceman on the Mars,
The Spaceman on the Mars,
Hi-ho, the derry-o!
The Spaceman on the Mars!
7
The Spaceman in the Space,
The Spaceman in the Space,
Hi-ho, the derry-o!
The Spaceman in the Space!
8
The Spaceman on the Jupiter,
The Spaceman on the Jupiter,
Hi-ho, the derry-o!
The Spaceman on the Jupiter!
9
The Spaceman on the Saturn,
The Spaceman on the Saturn,
Hi-ho, the derry-o!
The Spaceman on the Saturn!
10
The Spaceman on the Uranus,
The Spaceman on the Uranus,
Hi-ho, the derry-o!
The Spaceman on the Uranus!
11
The Spaceman on the Neptune,
The Spaceman on the Neptune,
Hi-ho, the derry-o!
The Spaceman on the Neptune!
12
The Spaceman went to Sun,
The Spaceman went to Sun,
Heigh-ho, the derry-o!
The Spaceman went to Sun!
13
The Sun is weary hot!
The Sun is weary hot!
Heigh-ho, the derry-o!
The Spaceman went to home!
One UK variant has "The nurse takes a dog"; it ends by clapping [patting] the dog.
Origin and dissemination.
The rhyme was first recorded in Germany in 1826, as "Es fuhr ein Bau'r ins Holz". It was more clearly a courtship game, with a farmer choosing a wife, then selecting a child, maid, and serving man who leaves the maid after kissing her. This was probably taken to America by German immigrants, where it next surfaced in New York City in 1883, in its modern form and using a melody similar to "A-Hunting We Will Go". From there, it seems to have been adopted throughout the United States, Canada (noted from 1893), the Netherlands (1894), and Great Britain; it is first found in Scotland in 1898 and England from 1909. In the early twentieth century, it was evident in France ("Le fermier dans son pré"), Sweden ("En bonde i vår by"), Australia, and South Africa.
Variations
Like most children's songs, there are geographic variations. In the United Kingdom, the first line is frequently changed to "The Farmer's in his den". The rhyme progresses through the farmer being in the dell or his den, his desire for a wife, hers for a child, its for a nurse, a dog, then a bone, and ending in: "we all pat the bone". Every player then pats the one picked as the bone. The "Hi-Ho, the derry-o" lyric is variously replaced with, "Ee-i, tiddly-i", in London, "Ee-i, adio", "Ee-i, andio,", "Ee-i, en-gee-oh" or "Ee-i, entio", in Northern England, and "Ee-i, ee-i", in the West Country.
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