I know you must be thinking "WTF", but I was thinking about this the other day and it really intrigued me. Here's the deal: post a nursery rhyme, any that you may know or remember, and see if you can spot a very odd pattern.
I'll start:
Oranges and Lemons
Oranges and lemons Say the bells of St Clements You owe me five farthings Say the bells of St Martins When will you pay me? Say the bells of Old Bailey When I grow rich Say the bells of Shoreditch When will that be? Say the bells of Stepney I'm sure I don't know Says the great bell at Bow Here comes a candle to light you to bed Here comes a chopper to chop off your head
baa baa black sheep, have you any wool? Yes sir, yes sir, three bags full. one for the master, one for the dame, one for the little boy who lives down the lane...
whats so violent about a sheep and presents of wool?
baa baa black sheep, have you any wool? Yes sir, yes sir, three bags full. one for the master, one for the dame, one for the little boy who lives down the lane...
whats so violent about a sheep and presents of wool?
Hmmm, I'm beginning to wonder if I only remembered the violent rhymes (i.e. Jack and Jill, Ring Around the Roses).
Some of them are quite dirty when you look at them
Oh the grand, old Duke of York. He had 10,000 men. He marched them up to the top of the hill, And he marched them down again. And when they were up, they were up. And when they were down, they were down. And when they were only half way up, They were neither up nor down.
I've just always been different to most of the people my age... I like to think it's maturity, but it's probably just because I am very peculiar. I like me though!
Some of them are quite dirty when you look at them
Oh the grand, old Duke of York. He had 10,000 men. He marched them up to the top of the hill, And he marched them down again. And when they were up, they were up. And when they were down, they were down. And when they were only half way up, They were neither up nor down.
Some of them are quite dirty when you look at them
Oh the grand, old Duke of York. He had 10,000 men. He marched them up to the top of the hill, And he marched them down again. And when they were up, they were up. And when they were down, they were down. And when they were only half way up, They were neither up nor down.
Lmao! It's only now that I realise how bawdy that rhyme really is.
ring around the roses was about people dying from the plague...
the reason being that back in those days people died alot, and since the kids had no t.v, they had nothing better to do then sing songs about it. sick f*cks