Who came up with some of these lullabies? Have you heard some... "rock a my baby on the tree top" what the hell is a baby doing in a tree top. "when the wind blows the crade will rock" no shi-t. "when the baw breaks the cradle will fall" mhh gravity maybe. "down comes baby, cradle and all" have you ever seen people fall, specially when something heavy falls on them, i would figure the baby got killed, now is that what you want your kids to hear before they go to sleep.
2006-08-14 04:18:52 · 8 answers · asked by Fiesty Redhead 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
It is true..as are Grimm's Fairy Tails. None of these Mother Goose stories are for kids if you look deeply into the meaning of the words.
2006-08-14 04:22:52 · answer #1 · answered by hatingmsn 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree. What a nutty thing to sing to a baby!
I changed the lyrics when I sang it to my children:
"Rock-a-bye, baby
on the tree top
when the wind blows
the cradle will rock..."
"When the bough breaks
the cradle will fall
and mommy will catch you
cradle and all..."
They felt comforted knowing that I would always be there to keep them safe from all things. :)
2006-08-14 11:23:38 · answer #2 · answered by hope03 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There are a lot of childhood songs, games and stories that involve horror...Hansel and Gretel, Ring around the Rosie, and Little Red Riding Hood...in one version the woodcutter doesn't come to save her...Just get some Barney tapes.
2006-08-14 11:25:31 · answer #3 · answered by want it bad 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's medieval realism. After all, sleep is the "little death", isn't it? Every night we lose consciousness, we "die", and then hopefully we are reborn and wake up the next morning.
...but maybe one day that will not happen. Maybe one day the wind will blow and the cradle will fall...
2006-08-14 11:25:52 · answer #4 · answered by Doctor Hand 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is very strange, isn't it? Also, you know that the rhyme "Ring around the rosies, a pocket full of posies" refers to the mass deaths during the black plague. You're right, it is very strange that we sing such stuff before our children go to sleep. You'd think that the lyrics would be more pleasant.
2006-08-14 11:24:02 · answer #5 · answered by little_beth85 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they were made to show a time in the past like ring around the Rosy is about the black plague ring around the Rosy pocket full of posey (they thought would help keep it from spreading) ashes ashes (they burnt the bodies of the dead) we all fall down ( it wiped out millions of people)
2006-08-14 11:25:29 · answer #6 · answered by the ole ball and chain 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its like my dear old one legged foster grandmother used to say in between shots of whiskey..."two tears in the bucket muther f-cket" hope you calm down
2006-08-14 11:23:50 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
carnie willson.....
2006-08-14 11:31:51 · answer #8 · answered by oclbc 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋