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What is "rock-a-bye"?

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Rebecca

"Rock-a-bye baby" is a phrase from a well-known children's lullaby. It is sung to children to help them fall asleep at night. In this song, Eminem raps about the love he has for his daughter. Thus, "rock-a-bye-baby" is used here to refer to the fact that although he is a famous rapper, he still has responsibilities as a father, such as singing nursery rhymes to help his daughter fall asleep at night. Ex: Rock-a-bye baby was my favorite nursery rhyme as a child. Ex: Can you sing rock-a-bye baby to our daughter?

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