Tuesday, November 07, 2006

mulberry bush



'Here we go round the mulberry bush,
The mulberry bush, the mulberry bush,
Here we go round the mulberry bush,
On a cold and frosty morning.'


This children's rhyme most likely began as a chant prisoners sung as they exercised around a mulberry tree in Wakefield prison. The tree (picture above) still stands in the grounds of the prison in the north of England.

5 comments:

Sue said...

Oh man, that is depressing!

am said...

OK, will try to come up with something fun.

jmnsw said...

Hey I earn a good living outa prison, well the folk who work there I liked the post
nice one

J

Mr. Big said...

dammit he's right...

http://www.wakefield.gov.uk/CultureAndLeisure/HistoricWakefield/Highlights/Buildings/WakefieldPrison/default.htm

am said...

I do try to research my posts, generally I don't just blurt and post.