General Chat

an interesting and probably true point Ann

Mary Mary Quite Contrary

Mary Mary quite contrary,
How does your garden grow?
With silver bells and cockle shells
And pretty maids all in a row.

The Mary being referred to is believed by many to be “Bloody Mary,” the Catholic queen of England who did a pretty good job of filling graveyards with Protestants. The garden referred to is actually a graveyard.

The “silver bells and cockle shells” were instruments of torture.
and the “Maids” in the poem was the original guillotine! :-(

blimey Mau - sounds like a horror film

Nightmares anyone ;-) :-D

They were bleddy tough in ye olden days....had to be I guess :-(

orange and lemons say the bells of st clements
you owe me five farthings say the bells of st martins
when well that be say the bells of stepney
i do not know says the great bell of bow
here comes the candle to light you to bed
here comes the chopper to chop off your head
chip chop, chip chop