Little Bo Peep lost her sheep. Later in the nusery rhyme she finds them but they come back without their tails!
You are going to have to do the work yourself here. Pick any nursery rhyme you like, and write out the words. Then, just tell what the words seem to mean to you instead of what you've always been told that they mean.
The nursery rhyme that describes the effects of consuming jimsonweed is "The Wonders That Come From the Plant Called Jamestown": "Oh, the wonders that come from the plant called Jamestown, many a story old though little known. For if you eat of the root or seed, a strange happening indeed. You will wander lost and dazed, in a bewildered haze."
Sarah Josepha Hale wrote, "Mary had a little lamb".
"Down will come baby" is a line from a nursery rhyme called "Rock-a-bye Baby," which is not a true story but a traditional lullaby. The rhyme typically tells the story of a baby in a cradle falling from a tree branch and being caught by the wind. It is meant to soothe children to sleep.
Main elements used in a nursery rhyme include simple language, repetitive patterns, rhyme schemes, whimsical characters, moral lessons, and a sing-song rhythm. These elements help engage children's imagination, promote memorization, and aid in language development.
FATTWTKAS corresponds to the nursery rhyme "Five Alligators Went to the Kissing And Hugging Store."
The tune James Nesbitt whistles as Hyde in the BBC series "Jekyll" is the tune of an old Nursery Rhyme called, "Girls and Boys Come Out to Play" (sometimes called "Boys and Girls Come Out to Play"... this rhyme has been out since ~1706 CE, so some lyrical variations have come into being). I'll attach a link to the Wikipedia article on the rhyme, and a link to a Youtube video of the tune. As for where to download it? You probably won't find a version that is similar in character to Hyde's whistle (I've tried for a solid month and come up with naught), but you can use various websites to capture the tracks from Youtube videos, or search Amazon.com for nursery rhyme music CDs which feature the song.
from an old nursery rhyme... "when the bough breaks, the cradle will fall" (down will come baby, cradle, and all)
The full nursery rhyme goes: "Rain, rain, go away, come again another day. Little Johnny wants to play, rain, rain, go away." The line about the old man snoring usually appears in a different nursery rhyme called "It's Raining, It's Pouring."
Sarah Hale did not come up with any nursery rhymes. She was known for advocating for the Thanksgiving holiday to be recognized nationally in the United States and for her role in writing "Mary Had a Little Lamb."
"Rock a by baby" is a famous nursery rhyme that mothers have sung or quoted to their children for many years. There are many versions of the rhyme that was first printed in Mother goose's Melody. The version of the nursery rhyme that is most frequently quoted is as follows: "Rock a by baby in the tree top. When the wind blows, the cradle will rock. When the bough breaks, the cradle will fall and down will fall baby, cradle and all." I have heard many mothers change these words to say and "mother will catch you, cradle and all". This later version is more assuring to both the baby and the mother.