What are some disturbing nursery rhymes?

Gossiping, criticizing the government or even talking about current events were often punishable by death. In order to communicate at will, clever rhymes were constructed and passed around to parody public figures and events. The first nursery rhymes can be traced back to the fourteenth century. read more

), we have managed to compile a list of nursery rhymes that are troubling from the first lyric, and will make you see lady birds and church bells in an entirely different light. read more

Many people associate nursery rhymes with reading happy stories to children, or remember being children themselves and chanting them while they play. However, the popular explanations for the origins of several English nursery rhymes shows that they may be more complex and at times more disturbing than they first appear. read more

Humpty Dumpty, Jack and Jill, Four and Twenty Blackbirds, There was an Old Woman, Jack Spratt, Rock-a-Bye Baby, just to name a few. Check it out from your local library or “Google” it. read more