Listening to my kid’s CD today and realized how funky the lyrics were. Ring around the rosie and London Bridge… Jack and Jill…. EEP. LoL I know what they all mean (most have to do with history…ex Black Plague) But why do we still sing them to our kids? Thanks Emina! What an awesome answer!

Like "London Bridge Is Falling Down" and "Ring around the Rosy" and "Rock A Bye Baby". There are probably more, but I can’t think of any others right now. All 3 of those songs talk about either tragic historical events or something tragic, if you think about it. It’s the SAME story with "Jack and

Like Goldilocks and the 3 Bears, Little Red Riding Hood, Tom Thumb, Little Miss Muffet, Jack and Jill, etc.

Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall Humpty Dumpty had a great fall The structure of the wall was incorrect So he won ten grand from Claims Direct. Mary had a little lamb Her father shot it dead. Now it goes to school with her Between two chunks of bread. Jack and Jill Went up the

Like Jack and Jill. "Jack fell down and broke his crown"? Isn’t that injury serious to be sang in a light-hearted tuen?

if you think about it almost every nursery rhyme that you heard as a kid had something or someone that was hurt or starving or unhappy. like old mother hubbard, mary mary quite contrary, and the old lady who lived in a shoe. jack and jill, mother goose. why do they all seem like that

CAn anyone think of a parody for a famous childrens poem (eg. three little pigs, little miss muffet, jack and jill etc.) It can be funny but not rude. Ok thanks =D