[Dixielandjazz] Ashes

[Andy.Ling at Quantel.Com]

Larry Walton (among others) said about Ring around the roses :-

> Actually the poem is very old and dates to the middle ages.  The poem as 
to
> do with the black death that killed a quarter of the population.
> 

This is actually an urban legend. The true origins are not completely
clear, but the black death is not involved. For a fuller explanation
see :-

http://www.snopes.com/language/literary/rosie.htm

Andy Ling