"Ring Around the Rosie" is a nursery rhyme or folk song that first appeared in print in 1881. The verses change, depending on the location where the song or poem is learned. It is a common misconception that the rhyme dates back to the Great Plague of London, but most folklore scholars regard the theory as baseless. The song has also been incorporated into a schoolyard game, with the end result having everyone fall down.

PerformancesEdit

• Prairie Dawn and the Kids sing the song on the album Kids' Favorite Songs.

ReferencesEdit

• When Bert asks Ernie why he's named his bathtub Rosie, he explains that every time he takes a bath, it leaves a ring around Rosie.

• Baby Kermit, Baby Piggy, Baby Fozzie, Baby Gonzo, Baby Rowlf, Baby Scooter, Skeeter and Baby Animal play the game in a field in the book Muppet Babies' Classic Nursery Rhymes.

• The Muppet Babies once again act out the rhyme in the Big Book of Nursery Rhymes & Fairy Tales.

• Elmo imagines three Elmos playing Ring Around the Rosie in Elmo's World: Games.

• Gabi, Baby Bear and Curly Bear play Ring Around the Rosie in episode 4186 of Sesame Street.

• Snuffy, Big Bird, and the Kids play Ring Around the Rosie in episode 3887.

• Big Bird, Elmo and the Kids try to get Lulu to sing the song in a 2001 episode of Sesame Street.

• Episode 3073 of Sesame Street features Goldilocks singing the song before Baby Bear, Lillian, the Kids and Mary can begin.