What is the most morbid nursery rhyme related to europe's history?

Question

What is the most morbid nursery rhyme related to europe's history?

Answer 1

there is no proof that ring around the rosy is about the plague, the song actually dates further back then when the plague stared. but  think Cinderella started there. in the original, the step sisters cut off parts of their foot to fit into the shoe.

Answer 2

"Ring around the Rosey" Comes to mind for me. Anything more morbid than the bubonic plague?

Answer 3

Not a nursery rhyme, but try reading the German fairy tale "Krabat" aka "The Satanic Mill" - pretty crazy.

Answer 4

Rock-a-Bye-Baby

The "cradle" is the Stuart monarchy.

Answer 5

Ring around the Rosies

Answer 6

I don't know what is, but I did look it up.  Ring Around the Rosie is not about the Plague.

http://www.snopes.com/language/literary/...

The Rock-a-Bye-Baby seems to have some possbile truth

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock-a-bye_...

Answer 7

here's a link to a great website!

it has all the different nursery rhymes as well as their lyrics and their meanings.

check it out!

Answer 8

Ring around the roses

In relation to the bubonic plague, look it up

Answer 9

Ring Around The Rosie

Answer 10

Ring Around the Rosie....though London Bridge is Falling Down isn't great either.

-S