Likely originating in Germany around the 18th century, the classic children's rhyme "Ring Around the Rosie" first appeared in English in 1881 when Kate Greenaway included it in her book "Mother Goose ...

The children's song "Ring Around the Rosy," of unknown origin, is believed by many to capture the experience of having the plague. A "rosy" is the initial reddish skin spot. "Pocketful of posies ...