The Horrifying Histories of Nursery Rhymes

Most nursery rhymes, it turns out, have a dark history. This video is a brief treatment of horror in nursery rhymes and children's songs.
Chapters
0:00 Introduction
1:17 Baa Baa Black Sheep
4:39 Goosey Goosey Gander
7:33 Three Blind Mice
9:51 Mary Mary Quite Contrary
10:54 London Bridge is Falling Down
15:03 Rock-A-Bye Baby
16:52 Humpty Dumpty
18:17 Pop Goes the Weasel
20:31 Jack and Jill
22:04 Eeny Meeny Miny Moe
24:13 Ring Around the Rosie
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Intro music written by Chris Hoole. Used with permission (commissioned 2020 for this channel).
End screen music is "Drake Spectre" written and performed by Keith Lewis. Used with permission.
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[@Desertphile]

The sounds of little kids alone creeps me out.

[@Phobophile]

Context is everything. The sound of children on a playground-not necessarily creepy. The sound of children in my house, where no children live, at 3 in the morning-I’m calling the exorcist.

[@SyntaxNexus]

Love your books btw. Anything new coming up?

[@Phobophile]

Thanks!
Got a few things in the works. Expecting to release Case Files of the Rocky Mountain Paranormal Research Society Vol 2 in the fall. Got a couple of mine in development but not ready to be announced yet. And got a few from other authors I’ll be looking to publish soonish.

[@lesliepowell-mccarty7067]

I love this topic and as usual, you did a great job presenting. Also, I think kids are just creepy in general. 😂

[@Phobophile]

They’re like little Oompa Loopmas

[@zachreads]

Fun fact I finished The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett today, and it has the Mary Mary rhyme in it. It wouldn't be a big stretch to imagine the rhyme is where some of the ideas for the book came from.
Also I don't mind taxes it's the hideous megacorp tax breaks and misspending of them that bothers me.

[@Phobophile]

Another one I’ll have to add to my reading list.

[@SyntaxNexus]

Spoken like a true black 🐑. Take my money please. Or in this case take my wool. The burben is too much.

[@SyntaxNexus]

When are you going to start The YT membership or other sub service?

[@Phobophile]

@@SyntaxNexus not sure about sub services. I have some ideas, but I’m not sure if my audience is big enough yet.