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''And down will come baby, cradle and all.'' }}
Nursery rhymes are a form of [[Oral Tradition|oral folklore]] and overlap with children's songs, lullabies and riddles. They may be connected to [[Parlor Games]]. Counting-out rhymes are a subgroup.
The English nursery rhymes specifically are connected with the name of Mother Goose, whence they are also called 'Mother Goose rhymes'. [[wikipedia:Mother Goose|Mother Goose]] is an old folklore figure or stereotype -- an archetypal elderly country woman, who was originally interpreted as [[The Storyteller|a teller]], or mythical originator of [[Fairy Tale|fairy tales]]; but her focus shifted to nursery rhymes in the late 18th century. She also figures in a nursery rhyme herself, and is the subject of a traditional [[Pantomime]]. She is usually portrayed wearing a tall hat and shawl (the old Welsh peasant costume), except when she is an [[Funny Animal|anthropomorpic goose]].
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''And the dish ran away with the spoon.'' }}
Modern hearsay lore often attributes macabre and horrifying "origin stories" to nursery rhymes; the most widespread possibly being that "Ring Around the Rosy" is a song about [[The Black Death|the plague]]. These assertions are [[Urban Legends]]. The origins of most nursery rhymes are simply not known, but it's quite obvious that most of them are nonsense rhymes that never made much sense.
Obviously, drawn upon for [[Ironic Nursery Tune]]. May also feature in a [[Fractured Fairy Tale]].
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== [[Comic Books]] ==
* Several nursey rhyme characters appear in ''[[Fables]]'' and even more in the spinoff ''[[Jack Of Fables]]''.
* [[DC Comics]] supervillain Solomon Grundy is named after a nursery rhyme; "Solomon Grundy, born on a Monday..."
== Fairy Tales ==
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== [[Live Action Television]] ==
* In the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' serial ''[[Doctor Who/Recap/S10
== [[Newspaper Comics]] ==
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== Webcomics ==
* In ''[[Sinfest]]'',
** Slick [http://www.sinfest.net/archive_page.php?comicID=2173 compares himself to Old Mother Hubbard.]
** Fuchsia, [http://www.sinfest.net/archive_page.php?comicID=3624 to the damned].
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