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The Lion and The Unicorn
The lion and the unicorn
Were fighting for the crown;
The lion beat the unicorn
All around the town.
Some gave them white bread,
And some gave them brown;
Some gave them plum cake
And drummed them out of town.
There had been a time-honoured enmity between England and Scotland that was ended in a covenant giving way to the enjoined countries new name, United Kingdom. This nursery rhyme is the substantiation of this fact. Since a new Coat of Arms is needed, both countries combined theirs and the result is one lion and one unicorn.
Some more nursery rhymes to enjoy
The Quest
There once was a restless boy
Who dwelt in a home by the sea,
Where the water danced for joy
And the wind was glad and free:
But he said, "Good mother, oh! let me go;
For the dullest place in the world, I know,
Is this little brown house,
Under the apple-tree.
"I will travel east and west;
The loveliest homes I'll see;
And when I have found the best,
Dear mother, I'll come for thee.
I'll come for thee in a year and a day,
And joyfully then we'll hasten away
From this little brown house,
This little old brown house,
Under the apple-tree."
So he traveled here and there,
But never content was he,
Though he saw in lands most fair
The costliest homes there be.
Till he turned again with a wistful sigh
To the little brown house,
Under the apple-tree.
Then the mother saw and smiled,
While her heart grew glad and free,
"Hast thou chosen a home, my child?
Ah, where shall we dwell?" quoth she,
And he said, "Sweet mother, from east to west,
The lovelies
Origins of Nursery Rhyme Lyrics and Words
Nursery Rhyme lyrics have many different origins and meanings. In most cases the meanings behind nursery rhyme lyrics cannot be verified. A few examples of some more well know nursery rhyme lyrics and their possible meanings are; ‘Baa, Baa, Black sheep’ was thought to originate from the medieval taxes, ‘Humpty Dumpty’ was thought to be a cannon used in the English civil war and ‘London Bridge is Falling Down’ was thought to be related to the burial of children in foundations or Vikings burning wooden bridges. Whatever the meaning behind Nursery Rhyme Lyrics we have enjoyed them in our own childhood along with sharing them with our own children (and it is amazing after many years how quickly the Lyrics to nursery rhymes can still be remembered).
