What's an eery nursery rhyme? ?

Question

Not one that, if sung slow is scary, but if it was like sung by a ghost and it was creepy but really sad at the same time..?

Answer 1

Ring Around the Rosy Rhyme

Origins of "Ring around the rosy" in English History

Connections to the Bubonic Plague (Black Death)?

The words to the Ring around the rosy children's ring game have their origin in English history . The historical period dates back to the Great Plague of London in 1665 (bubonic plague) or even before when the first outbreak of the Plague hit England in the 1300's. The symptoms of the plague included a rosy red rash in the shape of a ring on the skin (Ring around the rosy). Pockets and pouches were filled with sweet smelling herbs ( or posies) which were carried due to the belief that the disease was transmitted by bad smells. The term "Ashes Ashes" refers to the cremation of the dead bodies! The death rate was over 60% and the plague was only halted by the Great Fire of London in 1666 which killed the rats which carried the disease which was transmitting via water sources. The English version of "Ring around the rosy" replaces Ashes with (A-tishoo, A-tishoo) as violent sneezing was another symptom of the disease. We recommend the following site for comprehensive information regarding the Bubonic Plague.

http://www.william-shakespeare.info/bubo...

Views of the Sceptics

The connection between this Rhyme was made by James Leasor in 1961 in his non-fiction book ' The Plague and the Fire. Some people are sceptical of the plague interpretations of this rhyme, many stating that words in the rhyme cannot be found in Middle English. The sceptics must be referring to the later version of the rhyme, possibly with American origins, the English version is "Ring a ring o' rosies" using the Middle English "o" as a shortening of the word "of". The written word " posies" is first mentioned in a poem called 'Prothalamion or A Spousal Verse' by Edmund Spenser (1552-1599). We believe that this addresses the views of the sceptics.

Answer 2

Well, obviously "Ring Around the Rosie."

We all know what that song is really about.

Answer 3

I agree with Jane. Ring a Ring o' Roses can be pretty creepy (saw this documentary on the black plague, with this nursery rhyme at the end- one child singing it in a sort of ghostly voice, with ghostly laughs of children in the background...)

Answer 4

jack and jill.

best nursery rhyme. s*x, scandal, death.

Answer 5

"Didn't leave nobody but the baby" lullaby is creepy when you read it.

go to sleep little babe

go to sleep little babe

your momma's gone away and your daddy's gonna stay

didn't leave nobody but the baby

go to sleep little babe

go to sleep little babe

everybody's gone in the cotton and the corn

didn't leave nobody but the baby

you're a sweet little babe

you're a sweet little babe

honey in the rock and the sugar don't stop

gonna bring a bottle to the baby

don't you weep pretty babe

don't you weep pretty babe

she's long gone with her red shoes on

gonna need another loving babe

go to sleep little babe

go to sleep little babe

you and me and the devil makes three

don't need no other lovin' babe

go to sleep little babe

go to sleep little babe

come lay bones on the alabaster stones

and be my everlovin baby

Answer 6

idk if what its what your looking for but I have one...: Ms Mary Mack Mack Mack all dressed in black black black she cannot breathe breathe breathe she cannot cry cry cry thats why she begs begs begs she beg to die die die

Answer 7

round and round the garden?

mary had a little lamb... that could be scary

if you go down to the woods today

ring a round of rosie

hope these help! xx

Answer 8

Little Boy Blue!

We used it in our Opti-Minds performance!

yea.

that is all.

MC-m'cus

=J

(marcus)

Answer 9

Your racist