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RE: Dark, Disturbing and Somewhat Horrible, the History and Origins of Nursery Rhymes #4: 🌸 Lucy Locket 🌸
The weird thing about all these is how they became children's nursery rhymes when they have such adult themes. If they were drinking songs that would make sense but how did they become used by children?
Thanks for another interesting explanation!
@gillianpearce. Many of these rhymes were passed along to children as a means of having the story remembered and subsequently passed along to the next generation. Also during these times, children weren't sheltered from what would be considered a "mature" subject matter.