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Ring around the rosie, a pocket full of posies…

Retry Correct Incorrect Considering how cryptic some of its lyrics are (particularly the part about ashes), a common interpretation suggests that “Ring Around The Rosie” is a subtle reference to either the Black Death or the Great Plague of London. Either way, there’s actually no evidence that the song is about anything other than kids frolicking in a meadow.

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Ring around the rosie, a pocket full of posies…

• Bugs and beasties, they all fall down
• Tut tut, tut tut, we all fall down
• Ashes, ashes, we all fall down
• A tissue, a tissue, we all cry out