The lady voice-over has a remarkably beautiful speaking voice.

@CountryBwoy

6 ай бұрын

I'm pretty sure it's a real woman's voice. LOL

@jasminegoin5006

6 ай бұрын

Real artifitial inteligence voice. Nothing in life is real anymore not your food not the people you interact with, and definately not the voices you hear on the net.

@heatherreeve9802

6 ай бұрын

Agreed!!

@heatherreeve9802

6 ай бұрын

​@@jasminegoin5006most can't get simple words or names right. This is the best I've heard so far. It goes well with the content.

@The-Resurrectionists

6 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! 🖤☺️

The part about the maids nose makes me think of syphilis as that caused many a person in those days to lose a nose

@dann5268

3 ай бұрын

I thought this too.

@haplessasshole9615

27 күн бұрын

@@dann5268 My mind also went in that direction.

I would think that while this story took 20 minutes to tell, it took years to research. Fascinating. And thank you.

@The-Resurrectionists

5 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!

As a child growing up in the 1960's, sixpences were my favourite coins and my first pocket money was sixpence a week. Blackbirds are my favourite bird. My Grandmother taught me to stop, listen and love their song. As I write this now, in mid March, Blackbirds have, in just the past week or so, begun singing at dawn again, though it will be a while before I hear the best of their singing which will come in the evenings as they mark their territories. . So Sing A Song Of Sixpence is, and always was, my favourite nursery rhyme and I am glad to learn of it's possible origins and meanings. Incidentally, one sunny summer Sunday afternoon last year, I strayed into a pub I visit infrequently on the fringes of my territory in South Shropshire. There I met a chap who showed me an Elizabeth I silver sixpence, dated 1561, which he had discovered that afternoon with a metal detector. I held it in my palm for a few moments and it felt magical.

@79klkw

14 күн бұрын

You, are a kindred spirit, my friend. I think in a similar way.

@trevorhoward2254

14 күн бұрын

@@79klkw Thankyou, my friend. Blackbirds and Sixpences are some of the little things which weave into a beautiful world.

@dragonof10jc63

7 күн бұрын

What a beautiful memory, thank you for sharing. 💙

She made such a commotion that little Jenny Wren flew down into the garden and put it back again

@kalonicamcquesten692

11 күн бұрын

Yes! That part!

I thought the rhyme referenced the Catholic persecutions, ie the 24 blackbirds were priests and they were burned. I have no idea about the origination of the following verses.

The part about the blackbirds baked in the pie always disturbed me as a kid, and now, even more! People can be such cruel monsters 😣

@Bakugou261

6 ай бұрын

they didnt bake the birds just the pie crust

@PersephoneRising333

6 ай бұрын

@@Bakugou261 ok I guess I misheard it... that makes more sense! Thanks!

@vilerasalka

5 ай бұрын

Ditto

@Lee-jh6cr

5 ай бұрын

@@PersephoneRising333 And Persephone resurrects life with Her rising! 3Xs3!

@PersephoneRising333

5 ай бұрын

@@Lee-jh6cr 🥰🙌🌜🌝🌛

The song is also used in a book by Agatha Christy, that’s how I know this song. I’m Dutch and it’s not part of our nursery rimes. The nose thing always bothered me, because it was the only impossible part of the song. But the magpie stealing a false nose make sense.

@OwbuR.N

5 ай бұрын

Cruciform SaXe long “brooch” and pin💉? 👁☠️👁

@MsLogjam

4 ай бұрын

"A Pocketful of Rye." I always loved Geraldine McKeown's version best.

I love the amount of detailed research you put into these videos. I’ve always wondered at the significance of 24 blackbirds. As a child in the US, I thought the pocket full of rye was to feed the birds when they were released. There was an animated version of this that showed the birds singing to the king when he cut it open. My innocent child’s mind never questioned that the birds were alive inside the pie.

I think your first, historically based analysis is most feasible! I learned many of the old nursery rhymes when I was a child !

Incredible research , detective work , analysis and insight. The last and first explanations seem the most plausible, while the first offering seems the most literal as it appears an English tale that would tend towards the home grown explanation. I studied typography at college, yes I'm that old, and we used the pica measurement curiously with pica referring to Magpies there are folk legends that Magpies could talk. Ive heard it said that this notion of talking Magpies was connected to the typographic unit, words being translated into print.

@The-Resurrectionists

6 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! 🖤☺️ And thank you for sharing your insight: that's an interesting angle regarding Magpies talking, and it makes complete sense!

@eugeneflynn7435

5 ай бұрын

This from the online Britannica: Their brain-to-body-mass ratio is outmatched only by that of humans and equals that of aquatic mammals and great apes. Magpies have shown the ability to make and use tools, imitate human speech, grieve, play games, and work in teams. Many other online references to magpies mimicking human speech together with parrots, crows, and ravens.

@Shieldmaiden313

5 ай бұрын

Pp. P p. P

@chrisbundy6104

3 ай бұрын

Magpies have been known to talk as mimics, certain individuals being fairly talented

@Shieldmaiden313

3 ай бұрын

@@chrisbundy6104 lol we use to have one in the backyard that would call the dog cuz obviously it would always hear us calling the dog lol

Lagu 3 kupang Saku penuh padi (pocket full of rice, rye changed to rice as it is not a grain we plant and consume) Datang burung hitam (black bird flew in) Masuk dalam kuali (into the wok or pan) Bila sudah masak (once cooked) Burung nyanyi saja (the birds just sing) Tentu sedap dimakan (must be delicious) Beri pada Raja (serve to the King) Raja dalam rumah (The king is in the house [interesting to note it didn't say the king in the castle or palace]) Buat kira-kira (doing mathematics [not counting money]) Suri dalam dapur (PermaiSURI is the word for Queen but here it is suri, the wife is the exact meaning, she is in the kitchen) Makan roti gula... hey (eating sugared bread.... hey) Dayang tepi kolam (royal maid is beside a pond) Mahu jemur tepung (wants to dry flour) Datang burung hitam (come a black bird) Pagut batang hidung (peck her nose) This the Malay version, with slight changes in lyrics. 1stly i think this was sung and written by folks in the North of Peninsular Malaysia. Only we use kupang to depict cents or pence. Other places use the word sen. The song is also sung with different rythym than the Sic Pence song.

@sarachadd178

Ай бұрын

@80sforever3 Fascinating🧚‍♂️

If you are going to reference the printing of the bible as a theory, it's interesting to note that the original author of the English bible translated from Latin was Tyndall. He was tried and burned for heracy for his translation work- yet a few years later, that book (now called the king James bible) was the accepted text of the church of England. So pie or pyre could refer to Tyndall. Perhaps counting money is a reference to the king profiting as the author was dead.

I always knew it with the very last line, " she made such a commotion that little Jenny wren, flew down into the garden and put it on again".... does this have any significance at all? or perhaps it was only added so that small children wouldn't be upset!

@The-Resurrectionists

6 ай бұрын

Exactly that! The rhyme persisted for nearly a century before the maid's nose was replaced by the wren, likely due to its upsetting ending for children. It gave it a more light-hearted tone, and enabled the playful "got your nose" game with a child at the end of the rhyme. Thanks for watching 🖤☺️

@christopherlawley1842

5 ай бұрын

Is it upsetting for children? Or is it an adult's perspective?

@deniseelsworth7816

4 ай бұрын

It didn't bother me in the least 😂​@@christopherlawley1842

We have several The Pye Family Memorials in our All Saint's Church and a street named after him. He was the son of Henry Pye senior who owned the manor house here. Growing up we have always been told that the rhyme was about him and our town for decades dined out on the notoriety of that event. When Henry senior died in 1766 he left his son with debts of fifty thousand pounds.....and then the manor house burned down, nowadays I would class that as having a bad day. Great story telling again.🤗🤗

@The-Resurrectionists

6 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! 🖤☺️ That's very interesting regarding your town!

My Darkling friend, this must be one of your best, the work you do to delve into the forgotten history is wonderful, I send many dark blessings to you 🌔🧙‍♀️🕷

@The-Resurrectionists

6 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! 🖤☺️

This is the first time I’ve listened to “The Resurrectionist”. Her voice and unique content required me to subscribe. Beautifully executed with period art, analysis of the period’s use of language and historical social knowledge is superb. Thank you. ❤❤

@The-Resurrectionists

5 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for the kind words! I'm so happy you're enjoying my channel 🖤☺️

@maureenfitzpatrick440

5 ай бұрын

@@The-Resurrectionists I’m honored with your personal comment. I’m a painter interested in the many nuances humans use to communicate with each other. I’m old enough to remember when Don McLane came out with the song “American Pie”. My friends and I could spend days trying to figure out the symbolism. As my work developed over the years I have become focused on visual symbolism, all beginning with the realization that we are informed and fashioned in subliminal ways. Thanks again

@melodyvalentine8779

5 ай бұрын

Same. This came up on my recommended videos and I ended up subscribing after watching half of this. I love stuff like this anyway but her voice makes it even better. I usually listen to creepypasta videos to fall asleep to but these will be even better

@The-Resurrectionists

5 ай бұрын

@maureenfitzpatrick440 I've always loved songs with symbolism like that too. One I love is "Hotel California" by the Eagles, I used to wonder what that all really meant! Thank you for watching my channel and for your lovely comments: do you have any work online at all? I'd love to look :)

@The-Resurrectionists

5 ай бұрын

@melodyvalentine8779 Thank you so much! That's incredibly sweet 🖤☺️

Wow - I'd always assumed it was about the times just before the French Revolution; the first three verses being about the follies of France's royalty, whilst the 'maid' represented the desperate peasants. Eg, the upper classes' follies (blackbirds) were hurting those living off the land (in the garden). Every day I'm a-learnin'! 👩‍🎓 Thank you for another brilliant video! 🖤🖤

I once read this one was about the black death and it claiming kings, queens and maids alike. The pocket full of rye being the the different herbs people carried not just cover the smell but many claims that many warded of disease

@The-Resurrectionists

6 ай бұрын

That's an interesting angle! Like the herbs that were put into plague doctor's masks? I can see how they might look like blackbirds...

This channel is awesome!!! We all grew up with these stories, great twist.❤🎉😊

@The-Resurrectionists

6 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! 🖤☺️

It's interesting that though this was a Rhyme started in the United Kingdom I remember my Dad, Mom and Grandparents shared this with us as we were growing up in the early 1960's.

Somewhen in the 70's I heard that the rhyme was to do with the growth of protestantism. The blackbirds be protestants sing their beliefs. The version I knew it was a blackbid (protestant) pecking off the maids nose, in other words, she had been converted and loosing her nose (or sole) because of it. So, the rhyme could be a warning by the Roman Catholic Church that you would go to hell in you became a protestant. Interesting point about Magpies. Their latin name is Pica Pica. Love this series. Hopefully, there will be many more interpritations of rhymes in your series. Thank you.

I do think the first explanation, about the wedding and the exchange of funds, is the right one.

I always looked upon it as the pie was a scandal of some kind, and the birds singing were people spilling the secrets. I always connected the maid as possibly the origin of the scandal, and her nose being snapped off as a punishment for spreading the secrets or rumors.

Absolutely love the background music - very mystical faerie. Reminds me of a peaceful summer night watching fireflies! Never outgrew faerie tales & nursery rhymes!

she made such a comotion that little Jenny Wren flew down into the garden and popped it on again... dad used to sing the song to me ad my sister, pretend to peck off our noses and pop his thumb up and then stick it on again.

Jolly interesting video. The only theory I was familiar with was the one about Henry VIII and the blackbirds being clergy. It has a coherence and triggers some thoughts about what it was that the ‘singing’ revealed. In this case it could be a Catholic rhyme in origin used unwittingly by Protestants. However, the evidence included even in this video suggests that it is later than the Reformation. The language appears quite modern, at least mostly.

@The-Resurrectionists

6 ай бұрын

Thank you! Yes the "singing" does seem to suggest a confession of some kind. It's certainly an intriguing one!

Ur level of detail in history is stunning. Singing a song gets u rye. And Naughty boys/ black birds were punished for their acts , when they were presented before their father/king or local sheriff they began to sing or admit their misdeeds. Last stanza is more IMO about relinquish royal estate by English King. King don't count money in general. Magpie may be crow. Crow bites when you told lies.

It's a shame we don't have any unquestionable link from these rhymes to their origin. It would be so much more fascinating to know the exact origin of all these childhood nursery rhymes. I wonder though....about the ring around the rosey. I was told it came from the black plague. And each verse was more or less explained. But I bet it too has some lost history. Sing a Song of Sixpence was one of my faves as a child. So, all of this does hold intrigue.

@heatherreeve9802

6 ай бұрын

I had a panic attack when I was grabbed by my friends to play ring around the rosey. I knew exactly what that song entailed. I refused to play along trying to tell them what they were singing about but they didn't care and I was weird. The world was cut to a third in some counts even by half count it was devastating. It's actually telling ppl how to protect yourself and in the end it doesn't matter we are all turned into ash. Up until the advent of modern antibiotics it was still killing. It has never needed to change its way of killing Ypestis is a wicked killer. It's actually killing the cougar population around the grand canyon a forest ranger died of it. His favorite female cougars collar didn't move for 18hrs which means the animal is dead. He tracked her down and found her body. Took it back to the station and he did a necepay without any protection. He died of the exact disease caused by Ypestis 😳. Now they aren't allowed to touch the animals. So it's still killing in this century. Scary stuff, any encephalitis, anthrax, ebola, nothing was as devastating as the black death.

@heatherreeve9802

6 ай бұрын

I like the wider view of it bc we do change little by little to add to them It is a great respect to them. I'm not sure where today's folks get all up in a bunch over ppl painting their face. When imagination is the most sincere form of flattery!! A saying that should be brought up by ppl more often. Imho

@ellen4956

5 ай бұрын

@@heatherreeve9802 There are a lot of wild creatures that carry it. Armadillos carry it and so do groundhogs. But yeah, it's weird that they made a children's verse out of anything to do with it. It's not even cautionary.

@teresadragstream8648

5 ай бұрын

You must know this from pastlife?

@heatherreeve9802

3 ай бұрын

*Imitation

I feel that it's about Henry the VIII. Many clergy persons were gotten rid of at the time, I think. Henry was a Protestant and the religious civil wars followed. It's seems the best fit for the rhyme as the others are more of a stretch, I think. Good series...I like it!

@christyjohnson5618

6 ай бұрын

Henry 8 was catholic, i believe. Even after the reformation. He still practiced catholic rituals, only did recognize the Pope.

@danismell82

5 ай бұрын

Henry was a most steadfast Catholic. The Reformation was a power grab, allowing Henry the possibility of a male heir, and the land and wealth of the monasteries. Henry changed nothing about the church services, though he did deliver the English language Bible.

I love the lay out of your videos. Gives the listener chance to come to their conclusion...without having to over think. Keep up the fab work ❤

@The-Resurrectionists

5 ай бұрын

Thank you 🖤☺️

This one is unusual .but the line about the bird pecking a false silver or metallic nose rings true to me . Thanks once again for your insight .

@The-Resurrectionists

6 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it 🖤

@linpollitt8950

6 ай бұрын

Yes, the one that says 'Along came a magpie..." Magpies are drawn to shiny things.

Starlings, crows and ravens were eaten by commoners. Crows and ravens are still eaten with the breast flesh compared to duck flesh without the oil. Therefore, pies made from these avian sources weren’t uncommon. The surprise pies also make more sense.

Thoroughly enjoyed the longer video, as always, well done❤

@The-Resurrectionists

6 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! 🖤☺️

Thank you for fascinating info and glimpses of history behind nursery rhymes! A few of them I did know something about. In the early 80's my brother and sisters formed a small satirical theatre group. One performance was on nursery rhymes and, oh boy, the things we learned in that research! That performance was of course titled "Mother Goosed".

All fascinating possibilities! I wonder at the use of the word rye. Given that rye mold, or ergot, produced hallucinations. Not that it fits into any theory… Just caught my attention.

I was always looking out for birds when hanging out the wash. But i did hear of ' cutting off your own nose to spite your face'. In Greek and Roman times an mistress had nose cut off. If you were of means a plastic surgery could be preformed.

Wonderful, this was my suggestion and I'm thrilled 😊

@The-Resurrectionists

6 ай бұрын

Thanks for the idea! Hope you enjoyed it 🖤☺️

@futuristics444

6 ай бұрын

@@The-Resurrectionists very much so, you always do an incredible job of research and your delivery is perfect 👌🏼

I suspect the origin is more ancient. The first verse detailing Druids burning Roman prisoners in a wicker man, *Four and twenty naughty boys bak'd in a Pyre* followed by the druidic tradition of feeding those remains to Seahawks, Ravens, etc while the local cheiftan presides. The second verse is Roman troops exacting their revenge by attacking the unguarded children at their chores with the parents indoors and unaware.

Nursery rhymes like Fairy Tales have dark origins and even darker meanings. While I won't say which of the possible origins is true and factual (I really don't have any idea.), I liked listening to all of the possible truths.

Fantastic Series. Very interesting, educational and informative ❤ Much more of this type of content please.😊

That was fantastic! Well done, from the visuals to the narration I was captivated!

@The-Resurrectionists

5 ай бұрын

Thank you! I'm so happy you enjoyed it 🖤☺️

Totally love this. Thanks.

@The-Resurrectionists

6 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! So happy you enjoyed it 🖤☺️

Thank you for your time in bringing this to life fantastic and beautifully narrated

This is an awesome concept, excellent content

Great video, very well done. Thank you. 😊😊

@The-Resurrectionists

6 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it! 🖤☺️

Superb research and narrative. I do thing the 1st explanation and addition of the last two verses are the most plausible. Good visuals as well. ❤

Another fantastic video - keep it up!

@The-Resurrectionists

6 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! 🖤☺️

New subscriber, love your videos and accent 😊

Hi. I love your channel. This is the first time that I’ve left a comment on one of your videos. I love learning about the stories behind the nursery rhymes, but I was also thinking that I’d like to hear the stories behind fairytales as well.

@The-Resurrectionists

6 ай бұрын

Thank you! There's definitely a few fairy tales I'd like to do videos on at some point: quite a few have dark origins!

Just discovered your channel , what a wonderful narrator's voice , thankyou for sharing your wonderful work 😊😊

@The-Resurrectionists

3 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! :) 🖤

I love your content. I recall nursery rhymes coming up semi frequently during my research throughout my studies in cultural anthropology. What was more interesting was they came up again during my studies in medical anthropology. Most of my fellow classmates selected specializations such as Egyptology. Whereas I chose to specialize in diseases and illnesses in Britain from 9th-17th centuries. And then I had a colleague who was a linguistic anthropologist. He would dissect language and meanings. I'm so glad I found your channel. It's very well researched.

What a delight! I haven't heard the surely gruesome tale to come about its origin yet, but just the start has evoked so many happy childhood memories for me. Every note of the nursery rhyme's score still rings clearly in my head - 🎼G-F#-E-D-G, B-B-D-E-D-B-Dee🎶 How delicious, sweet and innocent those celestial tones reverberate about the inside of my pip! NOW, let me allow you to spoil it for me utterly. 🤣

When I was walking to junior school each day. I used to find sixpences quite often. I mostly found them near st.peters church and further up adelaide street opposite the witches house.

Just found your channel and love the concept. New subscriber here. 😃👍

@The-Resurrectionists

5 ай бұрын

Thank you so much and welcome! 🖤☺️

Black birds flying out of the pie brings to mind for me, the mythology of Pandora box

@The-Resurrectionists

2 ай бұрын

Oh thank you for sharing! That's an interesting angle!

This was a really interesting video and I'm so glad I found this channel. I will be taking a deep dive into all your videos.

@The-Resurrectionists

4 ай бұрын

Thank you so much :)

Fabulous. I so enjoy your work.

@The-Resurrectionists

5 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! 🖤☺️

Another thought provoking video. Great work

@The-Resurrectionists

6 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching! 🖤☺️

Wow, thank you for these beautifully done videos. I recall reading that the 24 birds referred to the 24 hours of the day and that it might have astronomical or astrological significance. The pocket (or bag) of rye has always puzzled me, though referring to beer if it was a drinking song is an interesting possibility.

@The-Resurrectionists

3 ай бұрын

You are very welcome! :) 🖤 I also think the 24 birds certainly means the 24 hours in a day.

Really enjoyed that - Thank you very much.

@The-Resurrectionists

5 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it 🖤☺️

When I was a kid I really liked that song of sixpence. I'm old now.

Excellent content! I always loved this nursery rhyme!mom made up a little tune and sang this to us. At the end, she would quickly pinch the ends of our noses as she said "ssssnIPPED off'er nose!" We loved it. And then the grandkids loved it. The playfulness took away any bother the morbidness might have caused us.

Another excellent video!!!

I always thought the nose thing was a reference to syphilis.😮

Brilliant narration, well done. 👏

Continue with the enjoyable presentations, like this historical tale was.

@The-Resurrectionists

3 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! Glad you enjoyed :) 🖤

Magpie stealing a silver nose stands out to me.

I’m so amazed I lived a life at a time where I somehow learned about this rhyme enough to almost memorize it!

7:40 Well, the pirate code is really more guidelines that hard and fast rules.

I do believe that I have fallen in love with this channel (and perhaps its narrator) though I am not at all sure why it has taken this long to do so. Please keep up your most excellent and fascinating work.

@The-Resurrectionists

5 ай бұрын

Thank you so much 🖤☺️

Fascinating video, nursery rhymes have always intrigued me.

Another great video.

@The-Resurrectionists

6 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! 🖤☺️

It should also be noted that the word pie or pye was a contraction of the word piety in the middle-ages right through until at least the english civil war.

Not about the origin, but a subsequent reference. In the Little House series, one of the books recounts the Ingalls family having their crops depleted by blackbirds eating the grain. Pa shoots the birds and Ma makes a blackbird pie out of them. Laura recounts how they were inspired by the rhyme.

Thank you for another good and interesting romp through the old rhymes! I really like the work you do. B.

@The-Resurrectionists

6 ай бұрын

You're very welcome! Glad you enjoyed again, thank you for your ongoing support it's really appreciated 🖤☺️

The tell of the French king seems to be the best fit.

I always wonder about the similar story of "the Seven Goatlings(?) and the Wolf". The wolf tricks the kid goats to let him in. Six of the baby- goats get eaten by the wolf but one who hid in the clock gets away, and when the Mothergoat comes home. Together they save the ones inside the wolf. These two stories tend to connect.

A wonderful video! Just a thought:'Who Killed Cock Robin' would be an interesting rabbit hole to dive down for a future episode!Much to ponder about that nursery rhyme!👍👍👍🇬🇧❤️❤️❤️🐊🐊🐊

@The-Resurrectionists

6 ай бұрын

oh thank you for the suggestion! I'd forgotten all about 'who killed cock robin', I loved it as a child : great idea! 🖤☺️

Thank you 😊

@The-Resurrectionists

2 ай бұрын

You're very welcome! :)

I just wanted to say thank you so very much for making these intresting vidéos . I also agree with Gordon ! Your voice is wonderful 😊.

@The-Resurrectionists

5 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! Really appreciate your kind words 🖤☺️

I believe this is what makes the rhyme so adorably famous. It can mean any of these things to the different eras. I liked the pirate one. A twist on the original intent perhaps.

The maid's nose getting pecked, was by the same birds who came out of the surprise pie. This means adding injuries to insult, being one of the servants who labored so that those who never labored could have a fun, extravaganza, then later she had to clean up the messes they made. A clear contrast between the haves and the have nots, of those enjoying life without even the worry of paying off one's huge debts and those who are trapped in poverty and slavery.

11:03 Skulls don"t have noses?

There are few actually none that beat this channel. So many of you agree and had replies I haven't yet but that not the point. This is the best of of all genres, not even swift can compare . Your voice is incomparable. I recommend (which I never do) her totally. What's your X/twitter?

@The-Resurrectionists

2 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! I'm so happy you enjoy my channel and thank you for such a lovely comment :) 🖤 I'm not on any social media currently; working on my KZread channel has taken all my time! I will get around to it one day!

Yes indeed! These are great posts: informative and well written and no small part of them is the beautiful voice with wonderful articulation of the presentation. it’s a different accent than mine and I enjoy that as well. it amazes me that anyone could think this was artificial intelligence it’s sparkles with human intelligence.

'Grimmer' That's a good word.

A very well researched video. Just to tie in with the change to four and twenty naughty boys, interestingly another rhyme that appeared in Gammer Gurton's Garland also featured four and twenty. Four-and-twenty tailors went to kill a snail, The best man amongst them durst not touch her tail; She put out her horns like a little Kyloe cow; Run, tailors, run, or she’ll kill you all e’en now.

@deewesthill1213

4 ай бұрын

"24 naughty boys" reminds me of that number turned around in the Bible, 2 Kings 2:23-24. After a group of naughty boys who called prophet Elisha a "baldhead", he cursed them, then God sent 2 she-bears that tore 42 of the boys apart. (Notice how the verse has the numbers 2 and 24.)

Wow you really went deep this time. Can't see some of these bawdy stories being taught to children, more like music halls and drinking houses.

In one of these videos the narrator invites listeners to suggest nursery rhymes to be researched. The ones I would like to know more about are: 'Bobby Shafto', 'The Lion and the Unicorn' and 'Pop Goes the Weasel'

"The maid was in the parlor hanging clothes to dry, when down came a black bird that pecked out her eyes." Was what I was raised with...

I had a nursery rhyme book as a kid (Kate Greenway) and was fascinated by them. I get the dark origins but why in a kids rhyme? When kids don't understand what they're singing? I don't understand using children's songs for these dark ideas

In book "Emblemata" that was popular in 17 th century in first table picture 13 is an image of flying little birds to a cherry tree the description of symbol is that "eagles are gathering where the dead body is"

This was the lullaby Momsie Durrant sang to me every night, in an effort to make me go to sleep. l used to stay awake for hours trying to figure out what the nursery rhyme meant.

@The-Resurrectionists

18 сағат бұрын

Yes, me too! It was one of my favourites as a child, the imagery is so vivid! :)

The bird that nipped off the maids nose was a Dicky-bird in the version I learned

No idea,but a fascinating story

My favorite nursery rhyme! This one, Hey Diddle Diddle, amd Three Little Kittens were ones that i repeated constantly as a child. Now as an adult who loves history and mystery, I love this channel!

@The-Resurrectionists

6 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! 🖤☺️

@sarahwithanhyouheathen3210

6 ай бұрын

@@The-Resurrectionists you're welcome! So glad i found y'all 😄

Tennessee Bird Walk by Jack Blanchard and Misty Morgan “1970”

Also powdered wigs were also used to help hide syphilis scars and sores on the head

The Internet was never required to induce stories to evolve over time, it only shortened the required time to do so. Besides, everyone knows that all good stories involve pirates.