Aug 29th, 2009
The Secret History of the Nursery Rhyme!
by Miles Benson
Inspired by the man from this story in this book, I’ve decided to expose the origins and hidden messages of nursery rhymes and other fun and “innocent” things I loved as a child. Because the older I get, the more I find out that the things I loved as a kid were not as innocent as they seemed. They had hidden messages and agenda’s!
So to begin a new Now is not the Rhyme segment called:
we’ll start with the reason why nursery rhymes exist in the first place…behold…
The Secret History of the Nursery Rhyme!
by Miles Benson
Nursery rhymes reflected actual events in history
The meanings have been lost to the passing of time
So many remain a mystery
But like a sketch by Improveverywhere
they spread their subversive messages without care
The meanings have been lost to the passing of time
So many remain a mystery
But like a sketch by Improveverywhere
they spread their subversive messages without care
But we do know that
In a time without freedom to speak
To be free, to have voice, one had to sneak
In a time without freedom to speak
To be free, to have voice, one had to sneak
To parody royalty and a political event
One must rhyme to speak their dissent!
One must rhyme to speak their dissent!
Since education was sparse in days of yore
The short and easy to remember rhymes
made education easier than the street corner whore
The short and easy to remember rhymes
made education easier than the street corner whore
You say you want to know about the rhyme that sparked a revolution?
Well you know
It of course was the one that called for class equality and recognition
Well you know
It of course was the one that called for class equality and recognition
“When Adam delved and Eve span
Who was then a gentleman”
During the Bubonic Plague, the peasants of England realized their importance on the economy
So they took to the streets to make people realize their isonomy
Which, for those of you that don’t know, means, equality
So they took to the streets to make people realize their isonomy
Which, for those of you that don’t know, means, equality
The meaning behind this rhyme so to ensure you will not misconceive:
Delve means to work, Span means to spin yarn
and Gentleman refers to a lack of class distinction in the days of Adam and Eve
Delve means to work, Span means to spin yarn
and Gentleman refers to a lack of class distinction in the days of Adam and Eve
That was the rhyme that begun
The Peasants Revolt of 1381!
The Peasants Revolt of 1381!
So there you have it,
Nursery rhymes were loop holes
to say things the law would not permit.
Nursery rhymes were loop holes
to say things the law would not permit.
The Bubonic Plague,
its symptoms, and it’s posey
was parodied in Ring around the Rosy…
its symptoms, and it’s posey
was parodied in Ring around the Rosy…
English Queen Mary,
and her instruments of torture
was parodied in Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary…
and her instruments of torture
was parodied in Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary…
As early as 1570
Nursery Rhymes began to be printed
and thusly able to be passed on to future generations aplenty
Nursery Rhymes began to be printed
and thusly able to be passed on to future generations aplenty
August 31st, 2009 at 7:40 pm:
It’s pretty awesome that you rhymed that whole thing!
August 31st, 2009 at 7:41 pm:
P.S. you are gonna be the next Eminem. Do you think rap music (referring more to older rap in the case of this discussion) is like modern day nursery rhyme?
September 1st, 2009 at 9:14 am:
hahaha THANKS!
But also, no thanks. I do not want to be the next Eminem. Following in the footsteps of people from A tribe called quest…now there is a worthy goal! (Possibly even Digable Planets)
Did you ask that question about rap and nursery rhymes because of what I said about nursery rhymes being a way “to parody royalty and a political event?”
September 1st, 2009 at 3:28 pm:
Yes. I didn’t really think of it until I called you (jokingly) Eminem. But if that comparison came to my mind I figured there must be some sort of connection.