Ring O' Roses is a mixed media by Geraldine Myszenski which was uploaded on March 23rd, 2019.
Ring O' Roses
Ring a Ring o' Roses or Ring a Ring o' Rosie is a nursery rhyme or folksong and playground singing game. It first appeared in print in 1881, but it... more
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Ring O' Roses
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Geraldine Myszenski
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Mixed Media - Watercolor
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"Ring a Ring o' Roses" or "Ring a Ring o' Rosie" is a nursery rhyme or folksong and playground singing game. It first appeared in print in 1881, but it is reported that a version was already being sung to the current tune in the 1790s and similar rhymes Rhymes from across Europe. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 7925. Urban legend says the song originally described the plague, specifically the Great Plague of London, or the Black Death, but folklorists reject this idea.[2]
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