Dear All,
I KNOW that this is 'Stupid', I know that I should know this but.... What is that Nursery Rhyme/ Song, almost Certainly 'based' on Lady Cadaver.... The was a young lady, upon a Cocked Hose...... Bells on her Fingers and Bells on her Toes, she shall have Music, wherever she goes? Can anyone 'Fill In' the 'Blanks' please, also What is It Called?
I sang it 'All The blasted Time', as a Child...... Many thanks.
AndrewT
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Hi there. I think this is what you are looking for ....en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ride_...
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I remember that one really well but couldn't get it when I read the post, must be an age thing LOL
Definately .... Ride a Cock Horse.... 😀
Yes! My grandfather used to sing it to me.
I remember it well
Yes, I agree xxxx
Hi Andrew, as a follow up to the question why not start a thread on people's favourite nursery rhyme, just a thought
How about.....
Goodnight, and pleasant dreams,
of creamy cakes, and pink icecreams.😘☺️
I like that idea 🥧🍟🍰🍭
Dear Jennymary,
Yes absolutely... and the Origins of them. Humpty Dumpty, for example, refers to The Siege Of Colchester- during the Civil War. There is a little Debate, over whether 'Humpty Dumpty' was the Cannon itself- or the One Eyed Gunner (apparently a Crack Shot). Most likely- The Gun.... A 'projectile', probably a Cannon Ball, impacted the Gun (and the Gunner too) and sent it 'Crashing To The Ground In Many, Many Pieces'. Clearly, in the Heat Of Battle, no 'repairs' could be made to the Royalists Gun (All the Kings horses and all the Kings men, couldn't put Humpty together again).
Ring -a- Roses refers to the Plague. Red Spots would appear, in 'Rings' (in other words circular rashes), initially this Rash would be Red/ Pink... before turning an 'Ominous' Black- hence Black Death. The first sign was Supposed to be a Sneeze (sound familiar??). The 'Posies', or flowers, were carried at the Funerals (or to 'Cover' the, allegedly Awful, Smell of the Plague Victim). Hence the Rhyme...
Ring a Ring Of Roses (the circular spots),
A Pocket full of Posies (For the Funeral),
Atishoo, Atishoo we All Fall Down (Dead).
A 'Pleasant' sort of Rhyme.... if your favourite Music, is The Death March!
In Days Of Yore, as it were, if bodies were Exhumed for any reason- about 'One In Ten' had Scratch Markers on the INSIDE Lid. In other words 'They' had been Burying People alive. This lead to Three 'Practices' evolving. Firstly 'The Wake' , where the 'Corpse' was left Out... in case the 'Dead' might Wake. The next two are connected.
A String, would be tied to the 'Dead's' hand, and, this string, then connected to a Bell- above ground, Hence a 'Dead Ringer'. People were Paid, to patrol, the sight of recent burials, listening for Dead Ringers- hence Graveyard Shift.
The origin of Three Blind Mice, might be 'interesting'.... why would Farmers Wife 'Cut Of Their Tails With A Carving Knife'? Sound 'Horrible' to me. 'Rock A Bye Baby.... Down Will Come Baby And All' does this refer to a Poor Child being killed?
Fanny Adams was a Murder Victim, a young girl of about ten. Around the time, of her Murder- I can't remember when exactly- Navy Rations were Changed, from 'High Quality Beef' to 'Low Grade Mutton'. With 'Navy Humour' (you need to be a Seafarer) the Sailors joked that 'They Were Eating The Remains, Of Poor Fanny'.
There Was a Doctor Foster, he was a 'Traveller'... that seems to be all I know about him.
Red Riding Hood is, in all probability, a 'Cautionary Tail' intended to Stop Young Shepherdesses 'Wandering Off'. Though, rather like 'The Boy Who Cried Wolf', it could Very Well 'Remind' them to Keep An Eye Out, for wolves, as well.
Baa Baa Black Sheep, seems to be, 'Little More than a song about Apportioning Wool', though, since Black Wool was somewhat rarer.....
Nighty, Nighty Sleepy Tighty, Don't Let the Bed Bugs Bitey, Bitey, (in the Nighty, Nighty). Was Originally 'Nighty, Nighty, Lighty, Lighty... and referred to the Paraffin Lamps, placed under beds- to Ward Off Bed Bugs. Quite how may Beds actually 'Caught Fire', is Not recorded....
That's All that I can, think of, for now.... anyone else?
AndrewT
This is 'Ride a Cock Horse to Banbury Cross' AndrewT and it's one we sang lots as children as I'm from Oxford and Banbury and therefore Banbury Cross is in Oxfordshire. Its origins are lost in the mists of time but like most of our English nursery rhymes it probably has some sort of link with a historical event, but I guess we'll never know for sure.
Ride a Cock Horse to Banbury Cross,
To see a fine lady upon a white horse,
Rings on her fingers and bells on her toes,
She shall have music wherever she goes.
And I expect that you already know that many old established towns have or had 'crosses' at their centres, erected to mark that, and as market trading places and often commemorate historic events which took place there.
Oh this takes me back to my childhood. We had relatives in Banbury and Warwick and used to visit often. We used to sing this in Dad's Ford Anglia!
I believe that the "fine" lady was originally a "Fiennes" lady from the family of that name e.g. today's actor.
Bit of history; A 'cock horse' was an additional horse which helped heavy laden wagons and coaches up hills, and yes, it did have a rider.
Ride a cock horse to bamberry cross to see a fine lady on a white horse. With bells on her fingers and bells on her toes, she shall make music wherever she goes. Hope this is it. Now I can’t get it out of my head!! Fun. Reenie
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