1/11/2006

Nursery Rhymes

I came across this familiar nursery rhyme in one of Lucas' books. Though I did not remember the surprising conclusion.

Goosey, goosey, gander,
Whither shall I wander?
Upstairs and downstairs
And in my lady's chamber.
There I met an old man
Who would not say his prayers.
I took him by the left leg
And threw him down the stairs.

How is that for a new evangelism technique?

And had you ever heard the second half of One, Two, Buckle My Shoe?

Here it goes after Nine, ten, A big fat hen:

Eleven, twelve,
Dig and delve;
Thirteen, fourteen,
Maids a-courting;
Fifteen, sixteen,
Maids in the kitchen;
Seventeen, eighteen,
Maids a-waiting;
Nineteen, twenty,
My plate's empty.


Nice. It's a wonder that I never heard that part before.

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

I would have to say I am more concerned about the violence the first poem is teaching.

Amanda Lomonaco said...

Violence, sexism...it's nuts what you'll find written in the days prior to political correctness.

I've heard that many nursery rhymes were written as a political satire in Victorian England. Mary, Mary Quite Contrary was about the queen, for example. It would be interesting to know all of their stories--surely quite interesting.

Zach said...

Wow, so you're the famous Amanda! Karin and I have just recently (last few months) become friends but I have already been told that Amanda is her best friend. You must be pretty cool. Anyways, hey.

Unknown said...

I didn't know that about Mary Mary. Nuts!

Ha! you and zach are blog stalkers.