What information is there to prove that Ring a ring o'roses isn' related directly to the Black Death?

Some people think that the nursery rhyme “Ring a ring o’roses” is related directly to the Black Death. Is there any proof that it isn't?

What information is there to prove that Ring a ring o'roses isn' related directly to the Black Death?
No there is not, in fact there is some proof that it is. Remember, plague times were not that long ago. around the late 1600's and this was a time were children played outside in muddy streets full of foul trash and body fluids. These were some pretty bad times to be living in England, and Children were taught these song's to remember what to do for the disease. Ring around the Rosie's, a Pocket full of Posies, Ashes, Ashes they all fall down.


the Posies were in a pocket to help cover the stench of the death and "Ashes to Ashes, they all fall down" reffer's to how they would burn the bodies to keep the disease from spreading from the carcass after death to other people and animals. It was a very dangerous time to be a doctor of nurse in those days. They created this song for the children to remember....
Reply:A pocket full of posies:





The museum here had an exhibit on Diseases and medicine. There was this mask that they said people wore back then and put posies (good smelling stuff) in it. Thought that if they didn't smell the stench of the disease and the dead, they would not get the disease. They would carry the flowers around to make everything smell a little better.








"Ring around the rosies,


A pocket full of posies,


Achoo! Achoo!


We all fall down."





The first line refers to the pink rash. The second, posies were carried to perfume the corrupt vapors. Sneezing was brought on by the high feverish chills, and lastly death came to all.
Reply:I think it's ring around the rosies..... but anyway, is there any proof that it IS?
Reply:There are numerous variations on the children's rhyme. One bit of information that goes against the Black Death interpretation is the fact that this interpretation didn't start until after WWII. That's a little late in the day for it to have historical validity.





Also there is such a variety in forms of the rhyme that the one that refers to "ring around the rosie" and "ashes to ashes" may not be the oldest form.