Ring a Ring O' Roses (Ring Around The Rosie)
Nursery Rhyme Ring a Ring O' Roses (Ring Around The Rosie) with Lyrics and Music
"Ring a Ring O' Roses (Ring Around The Rosie) is a old nursery rhyme and singing game that was first time published in 1881. It is still used in many playgrounds, and also in many US and UK preschools and schools.
How to play the singing game "Ring a Ring O' Roses (Ring Around The Rosie)?
Playing "Ring a Ring O' Roses (Ring Around The Rosie) is simple. One person is standing in the middle, and the other persons form a ring an dance around this person. When the song has finished (on the final word "down"), all persons in the ring should lay down on the ground. The slowest person (the person inside the circle decides who), is next up to be standing inside the circle. This person is called "Rosie" (from Rose Tree).
Ring-a-round the Rosie,
A pocket full of posies.
Ashes! Ashes!
We all fall down!
British Version (Ring a Ring O' Roses):
Ring-a-ring o' roses,
A pocket full of posies.
A tishoo! A tishoo!
We all fall down.
Long version (often used when rhe rhyme is used as a singing game):
Ring-a-ring-o-roses
A pocket full of posies
Achoo! Achoo!
We all fall down!
The King has sent his daughter
To fetch a pail of water
Achoo! Achoo!
We all fall down!
The bird upon the steeple
Sits high above the people
Achoo! Achoo!
We all fall down!
The cows are in the meadow
Lying fast asleep
Achoo! Achoo!
We all jump up again!
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