By Dr Oliver Tearle (Loughborough University) ‘Sing a Song of Sixpence’ is one of the best-known nursery rhymes in English literature, but its words are so baffling and odd that it almost qualifies as nonsense literature. Whilst not quite up there with ‘Hey Diddle Diddle’ in the nonsense stakes, ‘Sing a Song of Sixpence’ is … Continue reading A Short Analysis of the ‘Sing a Song of Sixpence’ Nursery Rhyme