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The true meanings and surprising origins of the best-loved traditional nursery rhymes(11/11/2008)
Many of the catchy songs we grew up with were not nonsense verses for the playground but served as satirical commentaries on political events of the day. These seemingly innocent vehicles were once used to spread subversive messages at a time when illiteracy was commonplace in society and direct criticism of authorities was punishable by prison or death. Sing a song of sixpence A pocketful of rye Four and twenty blackbirds Baked in a pie .... Is this simply a song about a delicacy of th... [more]
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