Thanks for tuning in SoloCups! 🙏 I've gotten a TON of requests over the past few months to focus more on Nursery Rhymes Explained so I hope you like what this episode has in store! Make sure to drop a like, ring that bell, and comment your thoughts about the poem's origins in a comment down below! 😁
Completely floored me. Just like the story of the governor of south Carolina who went for a hike on the Appalachian trail and wound with his mistress......in Argentina. Both events destroyed everything I thought I knew about geography.
Having grown up on my family’s farm, surrounded by other family member’s farms…domesticated sheep are crappy parents (it’s a complicated cycle of “abandonment”). So when we kids were out playing/working on the farms (depending on the time of year), it was very common to have a few extra fleece-y playmates following us around everywhere. ❤️💖
11:10 Yes, as someone who owns sheep, that is very accurate. One of my sheep accidentally stepped on her lambs and broke their leg. The lamb is alright now and the mother was a new mother and she learned eventually, and did become a bit more loving. But that was just so scarily accurate 😂
I’m a 76 year old descendent of the Sawyer family. My grandmother was born Magarette Sawyer born in 1887 in West Sterling, Massachusetts and was raised in the family homestead. Needless to say the “Mary Sawyer had a Little Little Lamb” story was repeated often in our family. Sorry to hear the family home no longer exists however the last of Sawyers left West Sterling in the 1940s. I have several relics from the old place only because my mother treasured her memories of summers spent with her grandparents in Massachusetts. Thanks for your narrative as I enjoyed hearing the stories once again.
Even if there wasn't a "dark origins" this poem always had a personal dark twist, because of my mother. She grew up on a farm, and told me a story about how she adopted a baby lamb, whose mum was hit by a truck; becoming "a real life Mary". (This would have been in the 60s) I dont think this lamb followed my mother to school, nor am I implying connections, but I guess even without knowing the origins, my mother's story always grounded the song for me. Still, very cool to finally learn more. Thank you. Edited for typos, dammit autocorrect!!
I believe both stories are true. Since it was such a common occurrence I could see the first half being written about one girl, and then a person familiar with the shorter rhyme writing the rest due to being inspired by a similar incident
God, i love how in depth you go in these. You got some insane research skills. I find myself always surprised tho delighted how much history is actually behind the stories & that youre able to find the gritty very beginnings of them. Incredibly thorough & truly impressive. Adding imagery & details like the map, make it even more so. Thanks for putting so much hard work into these videos! I really appreciate it. 😊
My musician boyfriend finally convinced me to break out the violin that I had to give up while recovering from the brain injury over 30 years ago, by convincing me to play Mary Had a Little Lamb with him.
I've seen that schoolhouse in person!! Yes. It is still there, perfectly preserved with a plaque outside of it with the Mary Had a Little Lamb poem engraved on it.
A lot of tunes were borrowed so people could sing along ... it was just easier to write different lyrics then lyrics and a melody... ie: the national anthem melody was a tavern tune...
I was hoping you would bring up that schoolhouse in Sudbury! I live right down the road from it. My ex-boss that lives in Sudbury told me the Henry Ford version of it and I've always believed him, my mistake! Love this series, kept me sane from the start of quarantine.
Another great vid, of course. JonSolo nails it every time. Scrooge McDuck caught my eye today but I didn't realize it because I thought the figure was Donald Duck but in some attempt at a Cinderella-like gown with foil. The thing I couldn't reconcile was the striped "top". Then I saw the white "tufts" of hair (or feathers? Idk there's no use for trying to apply logical assessments into a friggin cartoon) and it clicked for me: that was Scrooge McDuck swimming in his money. It was a crazy 1.5min rollercoaster for me.
I used to have this toy that would tell the story and I would play it over and over again when I didn't have anything to do and I couldn't sleep end of the story it was stuck in my head for a year
Well, I'm impressed with the research you put into this, as well as the examination of the conflicting origin stories and possible explanations. Thank you. (But I do question the pronunciation of the word "subsequent".)
@@chadnorris8257 you the seashell story as based on Mary Anning, a female paleontologist who had the credit stole from her because she was a woman and poor
I love that painting behind you of the two dogs" you have one dog looking one way and the other dog looking the other way and the old man is like hey what do you want from me" with his white hair, its nice.
Growing up in the 90s we would say it as "Mary had a little lamb, she ate it with mint jelly, and everywhere that Mary went, the lamb followed, in her belly".
I'm glad that you made your position known it's annoying when people present both sides but one side is clearly more reliable and they just refuse to admit which side they are taking
Finally able to get online, I obviously missed hearing your messed up origin research causd I stayed tuned to listen to your square space ad.. lol. Keep up the good work!
I used to walk to school when I was a kid. My dog did follow me to school one day! He walked far enough behind me that I didn’t notice until was actually in my classroom! The kids called me Mary for a bit :)
That's horrible! That wouldn't be the one that was butchered, that would be the one to raise for wool! It's one of the ones out in the field that you DON"T get attached to that becomes lunch!
This is a great video. I believe the first origin story. Moral and music education links are backed up with hard copy documents and musical analysis. I think Ford pushed the second story for business and not for history. Keep up the good work! Peace, Love and Good Vibrations, BanjoQueen
Over here in Wales, the story goes Mary lived in Llangollen. Mary Hughes(nee Thomas) was followed to school by her pet lamb. The school teacher Miss Coward, had the lamb tied up by a tollgate near the school. Three sisters named Burls visiting from London, were so amused by the story one of them penned the rhyme when they got back home. This would have happened in the mid-1840's as Mary was born in 18 May 1842. She died at the age of 91 and is buried in Worthing , England. It's not certain why Mary thought the rhyme was about her or if the Burls sent her a copy of the poem they had read. But I always point Mary's house to friends and family when we're walking in the area. Also Jon what about the Mabanogion; Giant talking heads, man hanging a pregnant mouse (yes, pregnant!) and visits to the other realm.
I've loved all your videos for a while and have been a sub for over a year. This is the first video I'd call my favorite. Thank you for the amazing videos
I always liked the version from "The Jungle ". Mary had a little lamb and when she saw it sicken , she shipped it off to packing town. Now it's labeled chicken.
I used to listen/watch to James Whale in the late 70s early 80s when I lived in London. Nice to see him back talking sense. Rafe is great, he is a prime example of how to "integrate".
Sudbury is my hometown and I grew up going past the little red school house, I always thought Mary grew up here! It’s right across from Henry Ford’s Wayside Inn and next to the Martha Mary Chapel which has been in a few movies
My great-grandmother taught me a different version: Mary had a litle lamb Some lightning struck it dead. Now Mary takes her lamb to school Between two slices of bread.
The word GRIM is a Germanic word taken by The Grimm Brothers. The collected stories have been bastardized over time as sweet nursery rhymes. When in fact the collected stories are quite grim.
I haven’t been keeping up with your videos for a few months and I was very pleasantly surprised that you had not changed your intro song 🤗. I do see that you’ve changed your setup, though.
I had grown up with another verse that my grandmother who is almost 96 taught me, no idea of its origins. "Mary had a little lamb whose fleece was black as soot, And everywhere that Mary went his little sooty foot he put."
I always love your messed up origins and explanations of them. Can you look into The Green Ribbon/The Black Velvet Ribbon please? I first read the story when I was a kid and remember the story vividly and how it used to freak me out. I just thought it would be a neat idea come halloween time. You don't have to though, just though it would be neat 😁
Oooh do u mean the Irish tale of the Black velvet band? I have a Irish clubhouse remix buried in my collection of that nursery rhyme...so twould be dope to find out more bout it
Dude, I've been subbed for close to 2 years, and I just thought you weren't posting, only older vids showed up in my feed. Somehow I was unsubscribed. I'm back now buuuuuuddy! Thanks for continuing to be awesome.
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Thanks for tuning in SoloCups! 🙏 I've gotten a TON of requests over the past few months to focus more on Nursery Rhymes Explained so I hope you like what this episode has in store! Make sure to drop a like, ring that bell, and comment your thoughts about the poem's origins in a comment down below! 😁
This is my favorite nursery rhyme I can't wait to watch it🥳🥳🥳😊😊😊💜 thank you Jon Solo me and my sister's loves your videos 😊
just saying you are my fav youtuber
I'm so surprised it was a REAL lamb 🐑 🤣 I was thinking of what symbolism the lamb 🐑 represented 😂😂😂😂
Jon Solo please do a dark origins of King Arthur
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Can't believe Jon works so hard for us all he traveled to the Amazon went into a polar bear cave and got us the original song honestly he's so brave
and I didn't even talk about the slaughter that ensued...
Eeeeeeeck.....
@@JonSolo ummm,
@@JonSolo The wHaT?!
Completely floored me. Just like the story of the governor of south Carolina who went for a hike on the Appalachian trail and wound with his mistress......in Argentina.
Both events destroyed everything I thought I knew about geography.
Having grown up on my family’s farm, surrounded by other family member’s farms…domesticated sheep are crappy parents (it’s a complicated cycle of “abandonment”). So when we kids were out playing/working on the farms (depending on the time of year), it was very common to have a few extra fleece-y playmates following us around everywhere. ❤️💖
Nary is that you😮😂jk❤😅
When the origins aren’t messed up, but Jon still smashes it🤩
He always smashes it
He does☺️✨
when he calls us solo cups 😌. makes me feel so loved 😂
lool. i always thought mary had a little lamb was something about jesus as he’s referred to as the lamb. and mary is his mothers name.
@@user-tn7kl3sq2r Loll
11:10 Yes, as someone who owns sheep, that is very accurate. One of my sheep accidentally stepped on her lambs and broke their leg. The lamb is alright now and the mother was a new mother and she learned eventually, and did become a bit more loving. But that was just so scarily accurate 😂
Mary had a little lamb, you’ve heard this tale before
But did you know she passed her plate to have a little more?
TheOne XD
I love you for this. I will be sharing with all the nieces and nephews
We couldn’t stop laughing for a solid five minutes.
Why... why do I like this😓
Grant because we’re all weirdos here who like the darker side Of stories and feel complete when we hear such things.
I’m a 76 year old descendent of the Sawyer family. My grandmother was born Magarette Sawyer born in 1887 in West Sterling, Massachusetts and was raised in the family homestead. Needless to say the “Mary Sawyer had a Little Little Lamb” story was repeated often in our family. Sorry to hear the family home no longer exists however the last of Sawyers left West Sterling in the 1940s. I have several relics from the old place only because my mother treasured her memories of summers spent with her grandparents in Massachusetts.
Thanks for your narrative as I enjoyed hearing the stories once again.
❤
Even if there wasn't a "dark origins" this poem always had a personal dark twist, because of my mother. She grew up on a farm, and told me a story about how she adopted a baby lamb, whose mum was hit by a truck; becoming "a real life Mary". (This would have been in the 60s)
I dont think this lamb followed my mother to school, nor am I implying connections, but I guess even without knowing the origins, my mother's story always grounded the song for me.
Still, very cool to finally learn more. Thank you.
Edited for typos, dammit autocorrect!!
Can we just appreciate the fact that he bought the music sheet and then got someone to play it for us... Like wow
Mary had a little lamb who's fleece was white as snow. It went into the club one night and dropped it hella' low!
Sounds a lot like something said during Wildn' Outs' nursery rhyme remix portions.
I like it!
Lol now wait a min!
But Mary was a young child. 🛑 _Soo_ *NO*
Lol
HAHAHAHAHAHA
Oh wow, I cannot tell you how much I love the original piano melody. That is absolutely heart warming, it almost gives me heart ache.
Last time I was this early these nursery rhymes hadn’t been made yet
Teach me your secrets
Turnip you click on the notification (which you should have turned on) and hope for the best
I believe both stories are true. Since it was such a common occurrence I could see the first half being written about one girl, and then a person familiar with the shorter rhyme writing the rest due to being inspired by a similar incident
I was thinking the same thing.
Yes, I was so hoping you’d do nursery rhymes. There are lots of messed ones.
I totally agree with you. 👍
It really is...great idea 💡
“ terrifying animated children” 😂 oh gosh
😂😂😂 fr
I’ve raised numerous abandoned lambs & kids. As well as a bunch of other animals. They are as adorable as they seem.
God, i love how in depth you go in these. You got some insane research skills. I find myself always surprised tho delighted how much history is actually behind the stories & that youre able to find the gritty very beginnings of them. Incredibly thorough & truly impressive. Adding imagery & details like the map, make it even more so. Thanks for putting so much hard work into these videos! I really appreciate it. 😊
Don't even get me started with Ring around the Rosie O_o
don't get ME started...
Yeah! Dont get Jon started!
NO NO I WANNA SEE A MESSED UP ORIGINS ON THAT EVEN THOUGH I ALREADY KNOW ITS ORIGINS 😂
.....or Jack and Jill...
@@JonSolo it was a song bout the black death, bubonic plague
“This is where I congratulate you on finding the best part of the internet”
😂😂 this attitude is the exact reason I love you.
My musician boyfriend finally convinced me to break out the violin that I had to give up while recovering from the brain injury over 30 years ago, by convincing me to play Mary Had a Little Lamb with him.
The funny thing is that I had to do Mary had a little lamb for a saxophone test today
Hey I hope you passed your music test.
Barbara Houk I did thanks
Bet you smashed that test!!
Yassss a fellow sax player LETS GOOOOO
Did you pass your test?
I've seen that schoolhouse in person!! Yes. It is still there, perfectly preserved with a plaque outside of it with the Mary Had a Little Lamb poem engraved on it.
The original Mary’s Lamb tune sounds a bit like “Ding Dong Merrily on High.”
I was thinking the same thing!
Yes. I hear it, too.
Doesn't sound familiar but sounds awesome so I liked. Lol
Yes!!
A lot of tunes were borrowed so people could sing along ... it was just easier to write different lyrics then lyrics and a melody... ie: the national anthem melody was a tavern tune...
A story and poem paint different pictures i love how you break down all the details
Aww baby goats raising baby lambs... what an adorable thought.
I was hoping you would bring up that schoolhouse in Sudbury! I live right down the road from it. My ex-boss that lives in Sudbury told me the Henry Ford version of it and I've always believed him, my mistake! Love this series, kept me sane from the start of quarantine.
Jon Solo, ruining childhoods one messed up origin at a time
But he does it in a fun way, he's awesome ruining it lol.
He ain't too bad looking either. 😍
@@RubyCallicoat Right he's dapper
At least we are learning something instead of just being told lies.
Another great vid, of course. JonSolo nails it every time. Scrooge McDuck caught my eye today but I didn't realize it because I thought the figure was Donald Duck but in some attempt at a Cinderella-like gown with foil. The thing I couldn't reconcile was the striped "top". Then I saw the white "tufts" of hair (or feathers? Idk there's no use for trying to apply logical assessments into a friggin cartoon) and it clicked for me: that was Scrooge McDuck swimming in his money. It was a crazy 1.5min rollercoaster for me.
I love messed up origins thanks for researching the origin story
The dog painting from Goodfellas! Love it!
Why is there a polar bear in the amazon?! How did he get there? Can we get a messed up origins about that?
Yes
😲
he was related to a prehistoric sloth bear
@@StoicVeR this was a joke.😓
Climate change?
Not even halfway thru this yet and already I'm getting a bad feeling that veal and mint were on the menu at Mary's house...
0:14 thank you so much, i feel so loved :D
“Animated terrifying children”
- Jon solo *2020*
He wears a different pair of glasses.
The Messed Up Origins of Hey Diddle Diddle.
the messed up origins of your pfp
Oh shi-
How about Rub-a-dub-dub, Three men in a tub
@@TurnipCart thats some gey pron silly goose.
Hey diddle diddle,
The cat did a piddle,
Behind the kitchen door,
The little dog laughed,
To see such fun,
So the cat did a little bit more.
I love the dedication you put into your videos thank you for teaching me all the darkness of my childhood
"Did Mary sacrifice her little lamb to Satan? Click here to find out" That should have been the title of this video
I resort to clickbait sometimes but I won't stoop THAT low 😜
Lol
No. Check my comment for the TRUE origin of the rhyme.
we call that ( click bait )
Yes your back I love your content keep up the great work 😁😁😁
I used to have this toy that would tell the story and I would play it over and over again when I didn't have anything to do and I couldn't sleep end of the story it was stuck in my head for a year
Well, I'm impressed with the research you put into this, as well as the examination of the conflicting origin stories and possible explanations. Thank you.
(But I do question the pronunciation of the word "subsequent".)
If you want to take "Messed Up Murders" outside of the US could you do one on Dennis Neilson? He's kinda like the Scottish Jeffrey Dahmer.
Nah. Jeffery Dahmer was the American Neilson.
Your smooth voice and delivery is so incredibly calming. 🥰
Solo's vids are one of the highlights of my weekend. I'm always excited for the next one. 👌
Your story telling is "top tier"😊♥
Mary had a little lamb is the most wholesome story ever. Don't ruin my childhood, saying its origins are in any way messed up.
@Classy Kermit • 69 Years Ago Next up, the messed up origins of the girl who sells sea shells on the sea shore. :P
Yeah.....she sacrifices a lamb to Satan XD
@@chadnorris8257 - She was selling sea shells because she had a $200 a day pixie stix habit.
@@loki2240 Oh no
@@chadnorris8257 you the seashell story as based on Mary Anning, a female paleontologist who had the credit stole from her because she was a woman and poor
I love that painting behind you of the two dogs" you have one dog looking one way and the other dog looking the other way and the old man is like hey what do you want from me" with his white hair, its nice.
I wish the lessons I was taught had come with a fun and catchy premise.
Growing up in the 90s we would say it as "Mary had a little lamb, she ate it with mint jelly, and everywhere that Mary went, the lamb followed, in her belly".
Thank you for this :). I really enjoy the Messed Up Origins of Nursery Rhymes.
My favorite version is
Mary had a little lamb who's fleece was white as snow,
She took it to the club one day and dropped it hella low
Mary had a little lamb is the first song I learn how to play on the viola.
For me it was twinkle, twinkle
Me too. Except they called it Rolling Along in my book for some reason.
when jon says to like the video...he’s basically the only youtuber (along with d’angelo wallace) i actually listen to and like the video.
I wonder who did the "Jingle Bells, Batman Smells, Robin laid an egg" rhyme, am 54 and remembered this during elementary school...lol
There is a fact fiend video about that.
This is literally the opposite of wotso videos. 😍 Both are great channels
Mary was of the name of 50% of the kids in a classroom during that time.
And not just the female half.
I'm glad that you made your position known
it's annoying when people present both sides but one side is clearly more reliable and they just refuse to admit which side they are taking
Woah, I'm so happy I woke up early.. 💙✨
I'm a sucker for evidence so let's go for Hale
Finally able to get online, I obviously missed hearing your messed up origin research causd I stayed tuned to listen to your square space ad.. lol. Keep up the good work!
I was literally just thinking about lambs before I got a notification for dis video
I used to walk to school when I was a kid. My dog did follow me to school one day! He walked far enough behind me that I didn’t notice until was actually in my classroom! The kids called me Mary for a bit :)
"Mary had a little lamb. Her mother cried." - Andrew Dice Clay
Mary had a little lamb, it was a little runt..Andrew Dice Clay. Can't print the rest lol
I’m so glad I found this channel, I thoroughly enjoyed it.
This poem was the source of many years of bullying for me due to my name being Mary Whittle. Whittle rhyming with little.
The way you share these is truly an art. Thank you
Mary had a little lamb
Her father shot him dead
And now he goes to school with her
Between two hunks of bread.
Lol 😆
Or
Mary had a little lamb
Chick Chick bam
No more lamb
That's horrible! That wouldn't be the one that was butchered, that would be the one to raise for wool! It's one of the ones out in the field that you DON"T get attached to that becomes lunch!
@@maryjoyspohrer256 Makes no difference; Mary's a psychopath.
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"what's up, Solo Cups?" gosh, I love that too much! X-D
Here's a like for the Uncle Scrooge figure.
This is a great video. I believe the first origin story. Moral and music education links are backed up with hard copy documents and musical analysis.
I think Ford pushed the second story for business and not for history.
Keep up the good work!
Peace, Love and Good Vibrations,
BanjoQueen
Over here in Wales, the story goes Mary lived in Llangollen. Mary Hughes(nee Thomas) was followed to school by her pet lamb. The school teacher Miss Coward, had the lamb tied up by a tollgate near the school.
Three sisters named Burls visiting from London, were so amused by the story one of them penned the rhyme when they got back home.
This would have happened in the mid-1840's as Mary was born in 18 May 1842. She died at the age of 91 and is buried in Worthing , England.
It's not certain why Mary thought the rhyme was about her or if the Burls sent her a copy of the poem they had read.
But I always point Mary's house to friends and family when we're walking in the area.
Also Jon what about the Mabanogion; Giant talking heads, man hanging a pregnant mouse (yes, pregnant!) and visits to the other realm.
@self345 Im afraid so😀
I've loved all your videos for a while and have been a sub for over a year. This is the first video I'd call my favorite. Thank you for the amazing videos
I'm a simple fella.I see a video that will destroy my childhood depictions of nursery rhymes and stories...I click it 😁
I always liked the version from "The Jungle ". Mary had a little lamb and when she saw it sicken , she shipped it off to packing town. Now it's labeled chicken.
That music piece sounds like a Christmas carol. I just want to sing "Ding dong merrily on high" Go listen to that carol.
I used to listen/watch to James Whale in the late 70s early 80s when I lived in London. Nice to see him back talking sense. Rafe is great, he is a prime example of how to "integrate".
I remember when he called us solofam and yes I was here since he published the cript tv
Sudbury is my hometown and I grew up going past the little red school house, I always thought Mary grew up here! It’s right across from Henry Ford’s Wayside Inn and next to the Martha Mary Chapel which has been in a few movies
My great-grandmother taught me a different version:
Mary had a litle lamb
Some lightning struck it dead.
Now Mary takes her lamb to school
Between two slices of bread.
Thanks for doing these! I know you have to go through a lot of research to do these videos. So thanks again!
Sounds like a wacky Christmas song. lol
The word GRIM is a Germanic word taken by The Grimm Brothers. The collected stories have been bastardized over time as sweet nursery rhymes. When in fact the collected stories are quite grim.
Me and my dumb self thought about sesame streets Murray had a little lamb.
Lmao
Lael Wildgoose Wow...
Your website is awsome! I visited it yesterday and it was super good!
😂”terrifying children” .
I just want to say I love your videos. I binge watch them all the time.
“One of my sources, kinda” I 😂
Jon there are sooooooooo many reasons why this is the best place on RUclips (:
Yes, those are definitely terrifying animated children. 😮 🤣🤣🤣
😢 on the messed up twist at the end. 🐑
I grew up in Sudbury. Lots of history there. The little red school house was a fun childhood memory. It's still there.
“Complete with creepy animated kids.” Yep that describes it.
Forever impressed with Jon and how he presents information. As a teacher, I'm taking notes because this is the best way to learn!
RUclips: no views, 2 likes
Me: am I a joke to you??
I haven’t been keeping up with your videos for a few months and I was very pleasantly surprised that you had not changed your intro song 🤗. I do see that you’ve changed your setup, though.
For the 100th episode you should do the messed up origins of Jon Solo, The God of Sarcasm.
I had grown up with another verse that my grandmother who is almost 96 taught me, no idea of its origins. "Mary had a little lamb whose fleece was black as soot, And everywhere that Mary went his little sooty foot he put."
I always love your messed up origins and explanations of them. Can you look into The Green Ribbon/The Black Velvet Ribbon please? I first read the story when I was a kid and remember the story vividly and how it used to freak me out. I just thought it would be a neat idea come halloween time. You don't have to though, just though it would be neat 😁
Oooh do u mean the Irish tale of the Black velvet band? I have a Irish clubhouse remix buried in my collection of that nursery rhyme...so twould be dope to find out more bout it
I genuinely love this guy's content 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👌🏾
Mary had a little lamb, the doctor was surprised.
Yikes!
Mary had a little Lamb. He is our Savior, Jesus.
Thanks for the giggle!
🤣🤣🤣
Mary had a little lamb, with a side of beans and mash.
Mary had a little lamb,
Her father shot it dead,
Now Mary take her lamb to school
Between two slices of bread
That oroginal song sounds like, "Gloria in Excelcis."
Dude, I've been subbed for close to 2 years, and I just thought you weren't posting, only older vids showed up in my feed. Somehow I was unsubscribed. I'm back now buuuuuuddy! Thanks for continuing to be awesome.