Ring Around the Rosie

Ring around the rosie, A pocket full of posies, Ashes! Ashes! We all fall down! Up we jump so snappy, Clapping hands so happy, Giggles! Giggles! We all spin around! Dance around the daisies, Skipping through sunny places, Sunshine! Sunshine! We all reach up high! March around like ants, In a line like a dance, Marching! Marching! We all stomp our feet! Tippy-toe like birdies, Looking for little wormies, Flutter! Flutter! We all fly around! Hop around like bunnies, Up and down so funny, Bouncing! Bouncing! We all jump with glee! Sway around like flowers, Growing through spring showers, Blooming! Blooming! We all stand up tall! Ring around together, Friends in any weather, Friendship! Friendship! We all hug so tight!

About Ring Around the Rosie

Ring Around the Rosie Key Nursery Rhyme Meaning & Lessons

Moving Your Body is Fun!: This song shows you lots of different ways to move - jumping, spinning, marching, tiptoeing, hopping, and more! Every part of your body can dance and play, and that makes you strong and happy.

Playing Together Makes Everything Better!: When we hold hands and move together, we're being good friends. The song reminds us that we can have fun with our friends no matter what - even when we fall down, we help each other get back up!

You Can Be Like Different Animals and Things! : You can pretend to be puppies, ants, birdies, bunnies, and flowers! Using your imagination to act like different things helps you learn about the world and makes playtime even more exciting.

Did you know?: A long, long time ago, children used to play Ring Around the Rosie by dancing in a circle around a real rose bush or flower garden! The word "rosie" came from the French word for a rose tree, and kids would hold hands, dance around the pretty flowers, and then fall down laughing together.

This special game started hundreds of years ago and traveled from country to country, with children everywhere adding their own fun moves and words. That's why there are so many different versions of the song today. Every group of kids made it their own special way to play and have fun together!