You know there has been a lot of research concerning the unusual lyrics of this rhyme. One of the most common explanations is that it’s simply gibberish, or perhaps satirical with the origin unknown. However there maybe some basis in the seemingly irrelevant lyrics, the rhyme originated in the UK circa 1765, “The cat and the fiddle” might be a reference to the Italian “Puss in Boots” which had been translated into English almost 40 years earlier, “The cow jumped over the moon” may concern the 7 years wars which had a front in India among other places, the cow having many stories of feats similar to “jumping the moon” in Hindu mythology, “The little dog laughed” may celebrate the victories of the British army during the war, dog of war laughing at their enemy if you will, and finally “The dish ran away with the spoon” may have been a reference to the death of King George II in 1760, in the afterlife finding his wife again, Caroline of Ansbach, who died over 30 years earlier, and was from the Holy Roman empire, most of whom’s people are considered Germans, the English and Germans are considered to be fundementally different, yet mutually similar as well, much like a dish and a spoon. An unusual nursery rhyme to say the least, but maye quite insightful. Now all of you can tell me how I wrote too much.
You know there has been a lot of research concerning the unusual lyrics of this rhyme. One of the most common explanations is that it’s simply gibberish, or perhaps satirical with the origin unknown. However there maybe some basis in the seemingly irrelevant lyrics, the rhyme originated in the UK circa 1765, “The cat and the fiddle” might be a reference to the Italian “Puss in Boots” which had been translated into English almost 40 years earlier, “The cow jumped over the moon” may concern the 7 years wars which had a front in India among other places, the cow having many stories of feats similar to “jumping the moon” in Hindu mythology, “The little dog laughed” may celebrate the victories of the British army during the war, dog of war laughing at their enemy if you will, and finally “The dish ran away with the spoon” may have been a reference to the death of King George II in 1760, in the afterlife finding his wife again, Caroline of Ansbach, who died over 30 years earlier, and was from the Holy Roman empire, most of whom’s people are considered Germans, the English and Germans are considered to be fundementally different, yet mutually similar as well, much like a dish and a spoon. An unusual nursery rhyme to say the least, but maye quite insightful. Now all of you can tell me how I wrote too much.