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In the world of well-worn kids’ songs, there’s the good, the bad, and the annoying. Those melodies and lyrics are so hardwired into our psyche, we don’t even know the meaning of what we’re singing.
We say — stop the madness! Here are five songs that should be stricken from the most popular kids’ song lists:
1) Ring Around The Rosy
The meaning of this song is anything but rosy. Sure it has that fun finale “we all fall down,” but unfortunately — since the lyrics are in reference to the Black Plague of 1665 — everyone’s falling because they’re dropping dead. Here’s a breakdown of a few lyrics:
Ring around the rosy
First symptom of the plague was red, rosy cheeks– think about that the next time you brush on your L’Oreal mauve blush.
Pocket full of Posies
In a futile attempt to ward off the “black death,” people would carry posie petals in their pockets–about the equivalent of a glass of Airborne — totally useless.
Ashes, ashes we all fall down
A children’s song that references a standard burial sermon? Hey kids, let’s go to a funeral!
Why this song is considered a lullaby is anyone’s guess. What it is, is a lawsuit waiting to happen. Who was the manufacturer of that cradle? It obviously should be recalled before more unsuspecting babies plummet to the ground. Lulling your child to sleep with a tale of a shoddily constructed bed is like telling them the Big Bad Wolf will be waiting for them in their dreams. Not advised.
3) There’s a Hole in the Bucket
First major problem of this traditional folk song is, it has no end — kind of like housework. It incorporates something known as an infinite-loop motif — which in layman’s terms means singing it will make you go loopy. What’s more, it’s sung in an irritating, monotonous rhythm by two country bumpkins named Henry and Liza. The pair — perhaps a dysfunctional married couple — are trapped in a living hell over a broken bucket. After 17-plus refrains of this never-ending tune you’ll feel like kicking the bucket yourself.

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