Was there a poem for ring around the rosie?

Answer 1

They made that song during the black plague Posies were common flowers put on top of a dead person after he/she died to keep the smell away and When they say ashes ashes during the plague They burned the dead bodys and we all fall down means that we all die so really it really tells a story

Answer 2

"Ring around the rosie" is believed to have originated as a nursery rhyme in England during the 18th century. The lyrics describe the symptoms of the plague: the ring referred to the red circular rash, the posies referred to the flowers carried to ward off the smell of the disease, and falling down symbolized death. It is not a complete poem but rather a short, repetitive verse.

Answer 3

The first verse was from the Bubonic Plague.

Ring a ring a rosy - the round, red rashes that were one of the earliest symptoms.

A pocket full of posy - the believed remedy during the epidemic was that carrying around a bag of dried herbs and flowers (a posy) would ward off the plague.

A tishoo A tishoo - the sound of people sneezing.

We all fall down - when you die, as was inevitable.

The second verse was added on later, during the epidemic of smallpox, and had something to do with milkmaids and cowpox. Apparently the cure for smallpox was to inject cows milk that was infected with cowpox.

Answer 4

Yes there are but sadly I don't remember them....