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27-550: All Fall Down may refer to: "... all fall down", a phrase from the nursery rhyme " Ring a Ring o' Roses " which first appeared in print in 1881 Books [ edit ] Comics [ edit ] All Fall Down (comics) , a 2011 six-issue comic book by Casey Jones "All Fall Down", a 1990 issue of the Matrix Quest series of Transformers comics Nonfiction [ edit ] All Fall Down, The Brandon deWilde Story ,

54-542: A Roud Folk Song Index number of 7925. The origin of the song is unknown, and there is no evidence supporting the popular 20th-century interpretation linking it to the Great Plague or earlier outbreaks of bubonic plague in England. The origins and earliest wording of the rhyme remain unknown. In many versions of the game, a group of children forms a ring, dances in a circle around one person, and then stoops or curtsies on

81-1063: A 1963 poetry collection by Alan Jackson All Fall Down , a 1994 play by Wendy Lill All Fall Down , a 2009 story collection by Mary Caponegro Film and television [ edit ] All Fall Down (1962 film) , a film directed by John Frankenheimer, based on the novel by James Leo Herlihy All Fall Down ( Sapphire & Steel ) , a 2005 audio drama based on the TV series Sapphire & Steel Television episodes [ edit ] "All Fall Down" ( Australian Playhouse ) , 1967 "All Fall Down" ( The Big Comfy Couch ) , 1994 "All Fall Down" ( The Bill ) , 2000 "All Fall Down" ( The Colbys ) , 1987 "All Fall Down" ( CSI: Miami ) , 2010 "All Fall Down" ( Danger Mouse ) , 1986 "All Fall Down" ( Miami Medical ) , 2010 "All Fall Down" ( The Mothers-in-Law ) , 1967 "All Fall Down" ( Past Life ) , 2010 "All Fall Down" ( Voyagers! ) , 1983 "All Fall Down", an episode of Code Name: Eternity "All Fall Down", an episode of Peep and

108-656: A 2012 biography by Patrisha McLean All Fall Down: America's Tragic Encounter With Iran , a 1985 book by Gary Sick Novels [ edit ] All Fall Down (Carter novel) , by Ally Carter, 2015 All Fall Down (Herlihy novel) , by James Leo Herlihy, 1960 All Fall Down , by Megan Hart , 2012 All Fall Down , by Jean Little All Fall Down , by Sally Nicholls , 2012 All Fall Down , by Leonard Strong , 1944 All Fall Down , by Jennifer Weiner , 2014 All Fall Down: The Landslide Diary of Abby Roberts, Frank, District of Alberta, 1902 , by Jean Little , 2014 Other [ edit ] All Fall Down ,

135-595: A passage that reads, "Gifted children of fortune have the power to laugh roses, as Freyja wept gold," suggesting that the game’s origins may involve pagan beings of light. Another interpretation is more literal, proposing that it involved making a "ring" around roses and ending with "all fall down" as a kind of curtsy . In 1892, the American writer Eugene Field wrote a poem titled Teeny-Weeny , which specifically described fay folk playing ring-a-rosie. According to Games and Songs of American Children , published in 1883,

162-465: A ring a Rosie, A bottle full of posie, All the girls in our town Ring for little Josie. Newell notes that "[a]t the end of the words the children suddenly stoop, and the last to get down undergoes some penalty, or has to take the place of the child in the centre, who represents the 'rosie' (rose-tree; French, rosier )." In an 1846 article from the Brooklyn Eagle , a different version of

189-421: A ring o' roses" in its first stanza and includes similar actions, with sitting rather than falling as the concluding gesture: Ringel ringel reihen, Wir sind der Kinder dreien, Sitzen unter'm Hollerbusch Und machen alle Husch husch husch! A loose translation reads: "Round about in rings / We children three / Sit beneath an elderbush / And 'Shoo, shoo, shoo' go we!" This rhyme, which appears in

216-454: A similar scene into the Renaissance setting with his 1877 work Girotondo (Round Dance), where young maidens circle a child at the center to instrumental accompaniment. The specific words to which these children danced are not recorded, but the scene's familiarity was echoed by English artists who depicted similar scenes in the 19th century. In Thomas Webster 's Ring o' Roses , circa 1850,

243-586: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Ring a Ring o%27 Roses " Ring a Ring o' Roses ", also known as " Ring a Ring o' Rosie " or (in the United States) " Ring Around the Rosie ", is a nursery rhyme , folk song , and playground game . Descriptions first appeared in the mid-19th century, though it is reported to date from decades earlier. Similar rhymes are known across Europe, with varying lyrics. It has

270-623: The Great Plague of 1665 in England or with earlier outbreaks of the bubonic plague in England. However, interpreters of the rhyme before World War II make no mention of this connection. By 1951, this interpretation had become widely accepted as an explanation for the rhyme’s form that had become standard in the United Kingdom. Peter and Iona Opie , leading authorities on nursery rhymes , observed: The invariable sneezing and falling down in modern English versions have given would-be origin finders

297-543: The "rosie" was thought to refer to the French word for rose tree , with children dancing and bowing to the person in the center. Some variations included literal falling down, which lessened the connection to the game-rhyme’s original form. In 1898, sneezing was also noted as a symbol with superstitious and supernatural significance across various cultures. Since the Second World War , the rhyme has often been associated with

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324-495: The Big Wide World , 2004 Music [ edit ] Albums [ edit ] All Fall Down (The 77s album) , 1984 All Fall Down (Against All Authority album) or the title song, 1998 All Fall Down (The Sound album) or the title song, 1982 All Fall Down (Shawn Colvin album) or the title song, 2012 All Fall Down , by Jim Fox All Fall Down , by Susan Herndon , 2010 All Fall Down , an EP by

351-1771: The King Blues , 2004 Songs [ edit ] "All Fall Down" (Camo & Krooked song) , 2011 "All Fall Down" (Five Star song) , 1985 "All Fall Down" (Ultravox song) , 1986 "All Fall Down", by Anastacia from Heavy Rotation , 2008 "All Fall Down", by Bic Runga, a B-side of the single " Suddenly Strange ", 1997 "All Fall Down", by Billy Bragg from Volume 2 , 2006 "All Fall Down", by Gary Hughes from The Reissues , 2000 "All Fall Down", by George Jones, with Emmylou Harris, from Friends in High Places , 1991 "All Fall Down", by Good Riddance from For God and Country , 1995 "All Fall Down", by Heiruspecs from Small Steps , 2002 "All Fall Down", by Kaz James from If They Knew , 2008 "All Fall Down", by Kevin Gilbert from Thud , 1995 "All Fall Down", by Lindisfarne from Dingly Dell , 1972 "All Fall Down", by MercyMe from Almost There , 2001 "All Fall Down", by Midget , 1998 "All Fall Down", by Missing Persons from Rhyme & Reason , 1984 "All Fall Down", by OneRepublic from Dreaming Out Loud , 2007 "All Fall Down", by Platinum Blonde from Platinum Blonde , 1983 "All Fall Down", by Primal Scream , 1985 "All Fall Down", by Richard Clapton , 1993 "All Fall Down", by Russell Dickerson from Yours , 2017 "All Fall Down", by Sarah Masen from Sarah Masen , 1996 "All Fall Down", by Shawn Mullins from 9th Ward Pickin Parlor , 2006 "All Fall Down", by TZU from Computer Love , 2008 "All Fall Down", by William Finn from

378-485: The burning of victims' houses, or the blackening of skin due to the disease. This theory has been adapted to explain other versions of the rhyme. In its various forms, this interpretation has entered popular culture and has been referenced to make indirect connections to the plague. In 1949, a parodist created a version referencing radiation sickness : Ring-a-ring-o'- geranium , A pocket full of uranium , Hiro, shima All fall down! In March 2020, during

405-622: The children dance to the music of a seated clarinetist . Meanwhile, in Frederick Morgan 's Ring a Ring of Roses (the title under which it was exhibited at the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition in 1885), the children are shown dancing around a tree. Two other artists associated with the Newlyn School also depicted the game: Elizabeth Adela Forbes in 1880 and Harold Harvey in a later work. The origins and meanings of

432-571: The early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom , the traditional rhyme was humorously suggested as the "ideal choice" of song to accompany hand-washing to ward off infection. Folklore scholars consider the Great Plague explanation of the rhyme to be unfounded: All Fall Down (The 77s album) Side one Side two Bonus tracks (CD)† †Bonus tracks on CDs in the 123 boxset This 1980s punk rock album–related article

459-489: The final line. The slowest child to perform this action may face a penalty or become the "rosie" (literally: rose tree, from the French rosier ), taking their place in the center of the ring. Common British versions include: Ring-a-ring o' roses, A pocket full of posies . A-tishoo! A-tishoo! We all fall down! Common American versions include: Ring around the rosie, A pocket full of posies . Ashes! Ashes! We all fall down! Some versions replace

486-609: The game called Ring o' Roses is described. In this version, a group of young children forms a ring, from which a boy selects a girl and kisses her. An 1883 collection of Shropshire folklore includes the following version: A ring, a ring o' roses, A pocket-full o' posies; One for Jack and one for Jim and one for little Moses! A-tisha! a-tisha! a-tisha! On the final line, "they stand and imitate sneezing". The Opies, in their Dictionary of Nursery Rhymes, record similar variations that have appeared over time. A German rhyme, first printed in 1796, closely resembles "Ring

513-518: The game have long been unknown and are subject to speculation. Folklore scholars consider the popular explanation linking it to the Great Plague , which has been common since the mid-20th century, to be unfounded. In 1898, A Dictionary of British Folklore suggested that the game may have pagan origins. This was based on a comparison in the Sheffield Glossary with Jacob Grimm ’s Deutsche Mythologie , which relates it to pagan myths. It cites

540-597: The musical revue Infinite Joy , 2000 See also [ edit ] All Falls Down (disambiguation) We All Fall Down (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title All Fall Down . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=All_Fall_Down&oldid=1257267459 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description

567-437: The opportunity to say that the rhyme dates back to the Great Plague. A rosy rash, they allege, was a symptom of the plague, and posies of herbs were carried as protection and to ward off the smell of the disease. Sneezing or coughing was a final fatal symptom, and "all fall down" was exactly what happened. The line Ashes, Ashes in colonial versions of the rhyme has been claimed to refer variously to cremation of bodies,

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594-452: The popular collection Des Knaben Wunderhorn , is well known in Germany and has many local variations. Another German version reads: Ringel, Ringel, Rosen, Schöne Aprikosen, Veilchen blau, Vergissmeinnicht, Alle Kinder setzen sich! In translation: "A ring, a ring o' roses, / Lovely apricots, / Violets blue, forget-me-nots, / Sit down, children all!" Swiss versions of

621-573: The rhyme appears in Kate Greenaway 's Mother Goose; or, the Old Nursery Rhymes (1881): Ring-a-ring-a-roses, A pocket full of posies; Hush! hush! hush! hush! We're all tumbled down. In his Games and Songs of American Children (1883), William Wells Newell describes several variants, including one with a melody that he dates to around 1790 in New Bedford, Massachusetts : Ring

648-452: The rhyme have been noted to exist long before its earliest printed versions. One such variation was recorded as being used in Connecticut in the 1840s. A novel from 1855, The Old Homestead by Ann S. Stephens , includes the following version: A ring – a ring of roses, Laps full of posies; Awake – awake! Now come and make A ring – a ring of roses. Another early record of

675-518: The rhyme involve children dancing around a rosebush. Other European singing games with a strong resemblance include " Roze, roze, meie " ("Rose, rose, May") from the Netherlands, which has a similar tune to "Ring a ring o' roses," and " Gira, gira rosa " ("Circle, circle, rose"), recorded in Venice in 1874. In this Italian version, girls dance around a central girl, who skips and curtsies as directed by

702-506: The third line with "Red Bird Blue Bird" or "Green Grass-Yellow Grass," and the ending may be changed to "Sweet bread, rye bread,/ Squat!" Godey's Lady's Book (1882) describes this variation, noting it as "One, two, three—squat!" Before the final line, the children suddenly stop, then shout it together, "suiting the action to the word with unfailing hilarity and complete satisfaction." An Indian version ends with: "Husha busha! / We all fall down!" Variations, corruptions, and adaptations of

729-439: The verses and at the end kisses the one she likes best, choosing her to be in the middle for the next round. Evidence of similar children's round dances appears in continental paintings. For example, Hans Thoma 's Kinderreigen (Children Dancing in a Ring) from 1872 depicts children dancing in an Alpine meadow, while a later version of the painting shows them dancing around a tree. The Florentine artist Raffaello Sorbi brought

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