what is its origin?
It was published in 1744
Baa, Baa, Black Sheep
The rhyme was first printed in "Tommy Thumb's Pretty Song Book", the oldest surviving collection of English language nursery rhymes, published c. 1744 with the lyrics very similar to those still used today:
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Baa, Baa, Black Sheep [SEP] Origins and meaning
Rather than being negative, the wool of black sheep may have been prized as it could be made into dark cloth without dyeing. The rhyme was first printed in "Tommy Thumb's Pretty Song Book", the oldest surviving collection of English language nursery rhymes, published c. 1744 with the lyrics very similar to those still used today: In the next surviving printing, in "Mother Goose's Melody" (c. 1765), the rhyme remained the same, except the last lines, which were given as, "But none for the little boy who cries in the lane".