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Originally Posted by Nugget
Grahams probably right - I seem to remember that ' Ring a ring of roses' was actually about the plague.
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Yes he is - I wasn't been entirely serious when I said it was the x-rate version
Yes - "Ring a ring of roses" is about the plague. "Pocket full of posies" refers to the belief that it was bad smells that carried the disease - they were on the right lines. The "ring of roses" is the rash that's symptomatic of the plague, and the "a-tishoo a-tishoo we all fall down [dead]" speaks for itself. Strange how children cope with things.