But despite the lack of a true survey like that, it can be pretty safely assumed that most people are familiar with the rhyme. But who among us knows the meaning of the long-sung work? That’s a ...

They seem innocent enough, but Jack and Jill may have become amorous as they climbed that hill for a pail of water. And instead of a water bird, "Goosey, goosey gander" may refer to a woman of ill ...

EVERYBODY remembers singing the famous nursery rhyme Jack and Jill when they were children. The song depicts the exploits of the pair of thirsty youngsters who venture up a hill to fetch a pail of ...

Many times, children’s books deal with very innocent topics, but in early times, it seems that children's nursery rhymes actually had very dark backstories — those kids didn't grow up listening to ...