"Ring-a-ring-'a-roses" refers to the rosy spots on plague victims.
"A pocket full of posies" - herbs carried to ward off the plague and mask the stench.
"Ashes, ashes"- the burned bodies of the victims.
"We all fall down"- death.
"A pocket full of posies" - herbs carried to ward off the plague and mask the stench.
"Ashes, ashes"- the burned bodies of the victims.
"We all fall down"- death.
