Nursery Rhymes Your Mother Never Taught You

By Marilyn Huntman Giese

Nursery Rhymes Your Mother Never Taught You brings wry humor in the form of parodies to twenty-four of the world’s best-loved nursery rhymes. The parodies in Part I are a reaction to the people and politics of the 21st century. They are matched with the traditional nursery rhymes that are found in Part II. These original versions include some bizarre historical theories as to derivation; also, their first known publication dates are given. All the rhymes are divided into four sections: Food, Fun, People, and Politics. At the end of each section in Part I there are three thoughts to ponder for each parody. They range from such as, ‘What does food have to do with marital bliss?’ to ‘Who was the bully in your school?’ Caution: discussions are recommended for good-natured groups only!

• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris US
• Release date: Nov 7, 2019
• ISBN: 9781796064766

Marilyn Huntman Giese

About the Author Marilyn Huntman Giese, born in Washington, D.C., has lived in or near Chicago, Illinois since she was two years old. She studied at Iowa State College. After marriage to the love of her life, Dr. Stan Giese, she continued her education at various colleges and writer’s workshops while raising a son and four daughters. She led Girl Scout troops and participated in work trips in Biloxi, MS, Standing Rock Indian Reservation, and Monteverdi, Costa Rica. Family fun included music and water skiing. In the 1960’s Giese began research for her historical novel of the First Christian Century. In 2010 The Eye of God, A Fisherman’s Tale was published. It follows the surprising life of St. Peter using his voice. She traveled to Israel, Turkey, Greece and Italy absorbing local color for the book. Giese is the happy grandmother of eighteen and resides in Aurora, Illinois. About the Illustrator Julie Kline is a graduate of the Art Institute of Boston, and recently published her first children’s book Milo Mouse Searches for a House. Julie is a mom of three and grandmother of four. She enjoys drawing and painting and sharing her talent with others to improve their art. Julie lives in Montgomery, Illinois with husband Jeff and her cat Jasmine.

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Dedicated to my husband Dr. Stan Giese and our five children:

Deborah Ann, Terry Ellen, Dr.Todd Stanley, Jean Frederica, and Pamela Sue.

Contents

Introduction

PART 1 — NURSERY RHYMES YOUR MOTHER NEVER TAUGHT YOU—THE PARODIES

Food

Jack Sprat

Little Ms. Muffet

Rub-A-Dub-Dub

Peter, Peter

Little Boy Blue

Reading Between The Lines—Food

Fun

Mary Had A Little Car

Pussy Cat, Pussy Cat

Jack And Jill

Hickory Dickory Dock

Little Mama Beau-Peep

Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary

Reading Between The Lines—Fun

People

There Was An Old Woman

Georgie Porgy

Three Blind Mice

Baa, Baa, Black Sheep

A Diller, A Dollar

Little Jack Horner

Reading Between The Lines—People

Politics

All Around

Old (Nat) King Cole

Humpty Dumpty

Hey Diddle Diddle

Simple Simon

The North Wind Doth Blow

Who Killed Cock Robin?

Reading Between The Lines—Politics

PART II — TRADITIONAL NURSERY RHYMES

MY MOTHER TAUGHT ME

About The History Of Traditional Nursery Rhymes

About Traditional Nursery Rhymes Today

Traditional Nursery Rhymes

Nursery Rhymes My Mother Taught Me—Food

Nursey Rhymes My Mother Taught Me—Fun

Nursey Rhymes My Mother Taught Me—People

Nursery Rhymes My Mother Taught Me—Politics

Acknowledgments And After Thoughts

Selected References

Introduction

Part I: Nursery Rhymes Your Mother Never Taught You—The Parodies

Part I of Nursery Rhymes Your Mother Never Taught You is a collection of twenty-four parodies meant to brighten your day and tickle your funny bone. They lift the meaning of rhymes you learned as a child to new heights of absurdity. Each revision came into being as a reaction to