Morbid Children......

[EvilNun]

Anyone know of any morbid nursery rhymes? I used to have a few but lost em

[suicide doll]

here are some...

"Here comes a candle to light you to bed
Here comes a chopper to chop off your head."

Mary Ann Cotton
She's dead and she's rotten.
She lies in her bed
With her eyes wide oppen.

There once was a man named Ed
Who wouldn't take a woman to bed.
When he wanted to diddle,
He cut out the middle,
And hung the rest in a shed.

...thats all i got

[Tequila Zaire]

This is my favourite...obvious reasons.

http://www.angelfire.com/mi2/horror/rose.html

[BrightStar]

First Attack,Second Attack,Third Attack...
On The Fourth Attack, Mother Died...And Her Daughter Too...
...Tears Were Lost, Sent To The UnderWorld...
...And Thats Where You'll Go Too!

- From Wrath Of The Ninja, sang by a Child Demon

[Preach]

In Hannover an der Leine,
Rote Gasse Nummer acht,
Wohnt der Massenmörder Haarmann,
Der die Leute umgebracht.

Aus den Augen macht er Sülze,
Aus dem Arsch, da macht er Speck,
Aus dem Darm, da macht er Würste,
Und den Rest, den schmeißt er weg.

Haarmann hat auch ein' Gehilfen,
Grans heißt dieser junge Mann.
Und der lockte mit Behagen
Viele junge Männer an.

Warte, warte nur ein Weilchen,
Dann kommt Haarmann auch zu Dir.
Mit dem kleinen Hackebeilchen
Macht er Hackefleisch aus dir.

In translation it loses it's rhyme of course, but here we go:

In Hannover an der Leine
In Red Alley number 8
lives the mass-murderer Haarman
the one who killed all these people

From the eyes he makes aspic
from the ass he makes bacon
from the bowel he makes sausages
and the rest he throws away

Haarmann has a little helper
and this young man's named Grans
and he lured with much pleasure
many young boys to his place

So wait, wait just a little while
Then Haarmann will come to you
with his little meat chopper
he'll make minced meat out of you!

It's an old rhyme Parents used to tell their children during the 1920s/1930s. "Don't do anything bad, or Fritz Haarmann will come and get you"

[DyingSunshine]

It's an old rhyme Parents used to tell their children during the 1920s/1930s. "Don't do anything bad, or Fritz Haarmann will come and get you"

Ahahaha.. that's great.

[suicide doll]

A man wasn't feeling well so he went to his doctor for a complete checkup. After a long wait for the results, the doctor finally came back out.

"I'm afraid I have some very bad news," the doctor said. "You're dying, and you don't have much time left."

"Oh no! I can't believe it!" says the man. "How long do I have?"

"Ten," the doctor says sadly.

"Ten?" the man asks. "What do you mean by that? Ten what? Months? Weeks? What?!"

"Nine..."

[suicide doll]

"Those who could not raise the money were most cruelly tortured: cords were drawn tight round their fingers, till the flesh of the four on each hand was actually incorporated, and became one solid mass: the fingers were then separated again by wedges of iron and wood driven between them. Others were tied two and two by the feet, and thrown across a wooden bar, upon which they hung, with their feet uppermost; they were then beat on the soles of the feet, till their toenails droped off. They were afterwards beat about the head till the blood gushed out at the mouth, nose and ear; they were also flogged upon the naked body with bamboo canes, and prickly bushes, and, above all, with some poisonous weeds, which were of a most caustic nature, and burnt at every touch."

[vixta]

my grandad had a rhyme:-

Da Vixta is a funny 'un
her head is a pickled onion
her nose is a squashed tomato
and her legs are two pegs

and :-

tell tale tit
tongue cut a slit
and every little dickie bird
shall have a little bit

i'll try and remember more after tea.

[CeruleanFire]

Lizzie Borden took an axe and gave her (step) mother 40 whacks. When the job was nicely done, she gave her father 41. I can thank my mother for teaching me that one

[gonesavage]

"Don't you ever laugh as a hearse goes by,
for you may be the next to die.
They wrap you up in a big white sheet,
And cover you up from your head down to your feet.
They put you in a big black box,
And cover you up with dirt and rocks.
All goes well for about a week,
And then your coffin begins to leak.
The worms crawl in, the worms crawl out,
The worms play pinochle* on your snout.
They eat your eyes, they eat your nose,
They eat the jelly between your toes.
A big green worm with rolling eyes,
Crawls in your stomach and out your eyes.
Your stomach turns a slimy green,
And pus pours out like whipping cream.
You spread it out on a slice of bread,
And that's what you eat when you are dead."

I don't know whether this is the right version (I had to look it up as I only remembered some of it). But it was the first thing I thought up when asked this question. It was the most fun song, too.

[DescendingAngel]

Oranges and lemons poem

"Oranges and lemons" say the bells of St. Clement's
"You owe me five farthings" say the bells of St. Martin's
"When will you pay me?" say the bells of Old Bailey
"When I grow rich" say the bells of Shoreditch
"When will that be?" say the bells of Stepney
"I do not know" say the great bells of Bow
"Here comes a candle to light you to bed
Here comes a chopper to chop off your head
Chip chop chip chop - the last man's dead."

[DescendingAngel]

"Mamma had scarcely turn'd her back,
The thumb was in, alack! alack!
The door flew open, in he ran,
The great, long, red-legged scissorman.
Oh! children, see! the tailor's come
And caught our little Suck-a-Thumb.

Snip! Snap! Snip! the scissors go;
And Conrad cries out - Oh! Oh! Oh!
Snip! Snap! Snip! They go so fast;
That both his thumbs are off at last.
Mamma comes home; there Conrad stands,
And looks quite sad, and shows his hands;-
"Ah!" said Mamma "I knew he'd come
To naughty little Suck-a-Thumb."

[EvilNun]

haha these are all great thanks you guys..... heres one I found that I though was kinda funny.......

"mary had a bitchy dog
a bitchy dog
a bitchy dog
mary had a bitchy dog whose teeth were sharp as nails
and everywhere that mary went
mary went
mary went
everywhere that mary went that dog was sure to go
then one day that dog attacked
the dog attacked
the dog attacked
then one day the dog attacked and bit her in the ass"

[EvilNun]

Heres another.......... (to the tune of Humpty Dumpty)

"Helter Skelter smeared on the wall.
Helter Skelter pervaded them all.
All the courts cases, and all the courts men.
Couldn't keep Helter Skelter from the Mansons again."

[DescendingAngel]

Here is one for you Evil

FOR every evil under the sun,
There is a remedy, or there is none.
If there be one, try and find it;
If there be none, never mind it.

[DescendingAngel]

HERE come I,
Little David Doubt;
If you don't give me money,
I'll sweep you all out.
Money I want,
And money I crave;
If you don't give me money,
I'll sweep you all to the grave!

[DescendingAngel]

IF a man who turnips cries
Cries not when his father dies,
It is proof that he would rather
Have a turnip than his father
and that is all i could find hehe

[EvilNun]

One of my favorites..........(to the tune of Rock-A-Bye Baby )

Racked to cry Heresy, hearing sinew pop.
When the crank turns my being in shock
When the bones break my being will call.
Out will come Heresy.
Being and All.

[BMB]

"Don't you ever laugh as a hearse goes by,
for you may be the next to die.
They wrap you up in a big white sheet,
And cover you up from your head down to your feet.
They put you in a big black box,
And cover you up with dirt and rocks.
All goes well for about a week,
And then your coffin begins to leak.
The worms crawl in, the worms crawl out,
The worms play pinochle* on your snout.
They eat your eyes, they eat your nose,
They eat the jelly between your toes.
A big green worm with rolling eyes,
Crawls in your stomach and out your eyes.
Your stomach turns a slimy green,
And pus pours out like whipping cream.
You spread it out on a slice of bread,
And that's what you eat when you are dead."

I don't know whether this is the right version (I had to look it up as I only remembered some of it). But it was the first thing I thought up when asked this question. It was the most fun song, too.

Part of that reminds me of something I heard on a Pogues album -
The worms crawl in and the worms crawl out
The ones that go in are lean and thin
The ones that crawl out are fat and stout
Your brains come tumbling down your snout

Be merry, my friends
Be merry

Gotta love the Irish.

[EvilNun]

"Vlad be happy
Vlad be sick
Vlad impaled people with pointed sticks."

[EvilNun]

"Mary Mary in quiet Malady.
How does you Madness grow?
When screaming bells, and nightmare Hells
And bloodied pains all begin to flow."

[vixta]

the version of ring a roses i sang as a kid was:

ring a ring a roses
a pocket full of posies
atishoo atishoo
we all fall down

ashes in the water
ashes in the sea
atishoo atishoo
we all rise again

also not particularly morbid but:

it's raining
it's pouring
the old man is snoring
he went to bed
and bumped his head
and couldn't get up in the morning

there is also a book which scared the crap out of me when i was a kid the name of which i cannot remember. lots of incredibly nasty things happened to kids like 'tommy suckathumb' who had both his thumbs cut off by the 'scissorman'.

[vixta]

"Mamma had scarcely turn'd her back,
The thumb was in, alack! alack!
The door flew open, in he ran,
The great, long, red-legged scissorman.
Oh! children, see! the tailor's come
And caught our little Suck-a-Thumb.

Snip! Snap! Snip! the scissors go;
And Conrad cries out - Oh! Oh! Oh!
Snip! Snap! Snip! They go so fast;
That both his thumbs are off at last.
Mamma comes home; there Conrad stands,
And looks quite sad, and shows his hands;-
"Ah!" said Mamma "I knew he'd come
To naughty little Suck-a-Thumb."

which book was this from? it scared the crap outta me as a kid - wasn't there also a kid who had an umbrella in it?

[gonesavage]

I think someone should compile all these into one book-- if it hasn't been done already. I know my parents would've read me the one about the Suck-a-Thumb when I was little.

[vixta]

shock headed peter!!!!

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg...631262-4560840

[EvilNun]

shock headed peter!!!!

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg...631262-4560840

Was that the book you were talking about?

[vixta]

this is the book i was on about - that my rentals used to scare the shit outta me with as a kid.

i can't wait to get one - it will probably open up all sorts of psychological headfucks

[EvilNun]

this is the book i was on about - that my rentals used to scare the shit outta me with as a kid.

i can't wait to get one - it will probably open up all sorts of psychological headfucks

Cool thanks for letting us know. I know I'll be getting a copy soon.

[gonesavage]

My elementary school librarian used to read us some stories during Halloween from "Scary Stories to tell in the Dark". A very creepy book if you're young. It scared me so much I bought it (when I was a kid) and read the whole thing.

[vixta]

i have ordered my copy of shock headed peter - har har har. with english, german and latin versions for £9.95 whoo hoo gotta love ottakers

[CeruleanFire]

I agree, these rhymes would make a fantastic kids book. I want a copy to keep by my bed.

[-=Asmodeus=-]

Fear me sweet children. Fear me because I grab your legs before you get into bed. Fear me because I hide in the back of your closet, just beyond the teddy bears. Fear me sweet children, for I'm the Boogyman, and I'm standing right behind you

[BrightStar]

Here is a Poem that I found, and also that I love.

The Succubus' Wedding...
(traditional)

Her skin of silk, her eyes acharm,
Her voice of glass, her flaming hair.
I sense her lust, she means me harm,
My heart is hers, I do not care.

<chorus>
Sing, sing, in love I sigh
Without her touch, I'll surely die.
Weep, weep, my death is nigh,
And by her lips I die.

<finis>
My heart is ice, my tongue is stone,
My blood runs cold, my spirit fled.
Dead fields of joy where salt is sown,
My love has gone and left me dead.

[Lady Giulianna]

the version of ring a roses i sang as a kid was:

ring a ring a roses
a pocket full of posies
atishoo atishoo
we all fall down

ashes in the water
ashes in the sea
atishoo atishoo
we all rise again

also not particularly morbid but:

it's raining
it's pouring
the old man is snoring
he went to bed
and bumped his head
and couldn't get up in the morning

there is also a book which scared the crap out of me when i was a kid the name of which i cannot remember. lots of incredibly nasty things happened to kids like 'tommy suckathumb' who had both his thumbs cut off by the 'scissorman'.

Just a bit of historical trivia ...

The Ring Around The Rosey thing originates from the middle ages. It's a song about the black plague.

[vixta]

I knew it was a plague thing - mwahaha. i think the 'ashes in the water' verse was added after the great fire of london.

[postcoital]

In Hannover an der Leine,
Rote Gasse Nummer acht,
Wohnt der Massenmörder Haarmann,
Der die Leute umgebracht.

Aus den Augen macht er Sülze,
Aus dem Arsch, da macht er Speck,
Aus dem Darm, da macht er Würste,
Und den Rest, den schmeißt er weg.

Haarmann hat auch ein' Gehilfen,
Grans heißt dieser junge Mann.
Und der lockte mit Behagen
Viele junge Männer an.

Warte, warte nur ein Weilchen,
Dann kommt Haarmann auch zu Dir.
Mit dem kleinen Hackebeilchen
Macht er Hackefleisch aus dir.

Heh, damn. I was about to post that one too, when I saw the thread

[tatum radcliffe]

"Don't you ever laugh as a hearse goes by,
for you may be the next to die.
They wrap you up in a big white sheet,
And cover you up from your head down to your feet.
They put you in a big black box,
And cover you up with dirt and rocks.
All goes well for about a week,
And then your coffin begins to leak.
The worms crawl in, the worms crawl out,
The worms play pinochle* on your snout.
They eat your eyes, they eat your nose,
They eat the jelly between your toes.
A big green worm with rolling eyes,
Crawls in your stomach and out your eyes.
Your stomach turns a slimy green,
And pus pours out like whipping cream.
You spread it out on a slice of bread,
And that's what you eat when you are dead."

I don't know whether this is the right version (I had to look it up as I only remembered some of it). But it was the first thing I thought up when asked this question. It was the most fun song, too.

i think i remember this from some "scary stories for kids" collection.

[Jebadiah]

This has something to do with the above.

The worms go in, the worms go out
Your eyes cave in and your teeth fall out
Your brains come tumbleing down your snout
So be merry my friends, be merry.

I think I'm missing a few lines of this, but not many, it was a short song by the Pogues (an end of tape filler), but I believe it was originally a toast from the middle ages.

[tatum radcliffe]

This has something to do with the above.

The worms go in, the worms go out
Your eyes cave in and your teeth fall out
Your brains come tumbleing down your snout
So be merry my friends, be merry.

I think I'm missing a few lines of this, but not many, it was a short song by the Pogues (an end of tape filler), but I believe it was originally a toast from the middle ages.

that would make sense, as a good chunk of the nursery rhymes are from that period. At one point my mom had a college text about them that she later gave to me. Funny to think how sayings so seemingly innocent are in fact about the Plague, torture and the like.