True Stories Behind Nursery Rhymes…

Ever stopped to really listen to the nursery rhymes we learn as kids? The lyrics sound cute and fun, but have you ever spent any time actually listening to them? I’ve recited (over and over again) some of the most common rhymes & I have been thinking about the dark meanings in the subtext. Think about it…

“Ring Around The Rosie”: This had to be about the black plague that killed many thousands in London, “Ashes, ashes, we all fall down.” That’s Death if I ever heard it.

“Humpty Dumpty”: A simple and blatant story of Police brutality.

“Three Blind Mice”: Torture & cruelty of physically disabled animals

“Peter, Peter, Pumpkin Eater”: Classic case of the oppression of women

“Rub-a-Dub-Dub”: When a gay menage-a-trois is discovered, the men are then persecuted and forced to leave town

“Little Bo Peep and Little Boy Blue”: These are about incompetent farm hands with inadequate training

And to me, one of the most blatant is: “It’s Raining, It’s Pouring”: Let’s look at the lyrics:
It’s raining; it’s pouring. The old man is snoring.
He went to bed and bumped his head, And he couldn’t get up in the morning.
This to me sounds like a form of mercy killing (euthanasia) meant to look like an accidental death of an elderly man, quite possible for the insurance money or his Social Security check. What does the rain have to do with him falling asleep…lot’s of things could be done by someone and evidence washed away by the rain. And how does he “bump his head” if he’s asleep? Sounds like foul play to me…Did anyone ever ask about a next of kin or who his last visitors were? Did he even live alone? Too many unanswered questions for me!

Sleep tight! Don’t let the bedbugs bite. (News Flash!! Half of Manhattan has been shut down due to bedbugs!)

Thank you…

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