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This paper examines the aesthetic features of ‘baby songs’ as a form of indigenous poetry among the Urhobo and Igbo people in Nigeria. It undertakes a textual analysis of selected songs from both communities to reveal the features, composition, forms and functions of the ‘baby song’ genre. To achieve its purpose, the study utilizes a qualitative and comparative approach, and cultural criticism. The research finds that ‘baby songs’ among the Igbo and Urhobo are composed based on needs, situation and features of the child. The songs serve pacifying, communicative, expressive and educative purposes. The songs are broad classified, in this study, into two categories: individually composed songs and songs that have attained communal status. Spontaneity of composition, repetition, simplicity, and appropriate use of word content characterise the creative process of the songs.