Scraps of History: Ring a ring o' roses!

Ring a ring o' roses

A pocket full of posies*

Ah-tishoo, ah-tishoo

We all fall down.

*small bunches of flowers

The Great Plague 1665 - 1666!

     In England, little children enjoy playing this game! They stand in a circle, then move around until the last verse of the nursery rhyme where they all fall down! But where does this song come from?