The Real Meaning Behind Nursery Rhymes

Ring O' Roses

RING O' ROSES OR RING AROUND THE ROSEI


   Ring o roses, a funny nursery rhyme with children giggling and at the falling to the ground in a fit of laughter.
But, this sweet song isn't so sweet as we thought.


Lyrics.

(British version)

Ring-a-ring o' roses,
A pocket full of posies,
A-tishoo! A-tishoo!

We all fall down.

Ring-a-ring o' roses,
A pocket full of posies,
A-tishoo! A-tishoo!
We all fall down.

Fishies in the water,
Fishies in the sea,
We all jump up,

With a 1-2-3!


(American version)

Ring-a-round the rosie,
A pocket full of posies,
Ashes! Ashes!

We all fall down.

Hush! Hush! Hush! Hush!

We've all tumbled down.



Now it's time for the decoding.

The verse " ring around the Rosie"

During 1665 England was having outbreaks of the Black Death. Some of the symptoms where Rosie blotches with rings around them.

" pocket full of posies"

One doctor believed the disease was air born. He had the infected carry herbs in there pocket believing it would protect them.

" ashes ashes"

We know millions of people died. But what happened to there bodies? They where all dumped into piles and cremated that's what.

" we all fall down"

For those of you who need explaining, we all drop dead.


I hope your satisfied knowing the truth.