Nursery Rhymes

My son sang a nursery rhyme as I drove him to the library. When we got to Storytime, we sang the Baa Baa Black Sheep nursery rhyme. I recall as a child learning nursery rhymes including Jack and Jill, Peter Peter Pumpkin Eater, and others. These nursery rhymes are effective techniques that help children learn language skills. But in addition to being teaching tools, nursery rhymes are also historical artifacts. For example, Ring Around the Rosy refers to the Bubonic Plague, and Georgie Porgie refers to English courtier George Villiers, according to a U.K. website found at http://www.rhymes.org.uk/. So nursery rhymes are relevant not only to children, but also to adults.