The Messed Up Origins of Mary Had a Little Lamb | Nursery Rhymes Explained - Jon Solo

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[@JonSolo]

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! 😁

[@pan_cakes1]

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 😊

[@mikkijames9404]

just saying you are my fav youtuber

[@pan_cakes1]

I'm so surprised it was a REAL lamb 🐑 🤣 I was thinking of what symbolism the lamb 🐑 represented 😂😂😂😂

[@hollypinky7702]

Jon Solo please do a dark origins of King Arthur

[@francinesmithsolos3330]

T

[@anotherperson3308]

When the origins aren’t messed up, but Jon still smashes it🤩

[@alexfranklin7833]

He always smashes it

[@anotherperson3308]

He does☺️✨

[@jaggooo1]

when he calls us solo cups 😌. makes me feel so loved 😂

[@user-tn7kl3sq2r]

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.

[@zebrakarma1567]

@@user-tn7kl3sq2r Loll

[@rayne2832]

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

[@JonSolo]

and I didn't even talk about the slaughter that ensued...

[@jackwimmer2249]

Eeeeeeeck.....

[@catherinepeacock5126]

@@JonSolo ummm,

[@conconcrete]

@@JonSolo The wHaT?!

[@hisbeautifultruth5931]

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.

[@glorygloryholeallelujah]

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. ❤️💖

[@sagebrooks6907]

Nary is that you😮😂jk❤😅

[@norasavage19]

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 😂

[@TheSeaofScience]

Mary had a little lamb, you’ve heard this tale before But did you know she passed her plate to have a little more?

[@Katt-ci6gw]

TheOne XD

[@TurnipCart]

I love you for this. I will be sharing with all the nieces and nephews

[@tsunemara]

We couldn’t stop laughing for a solid five minutes.

[@grant9637]

Why... why do I like this😓

[@tsunemara]

Grant because we’re all weirdos here who like the darker side Of stories and feel complete when we hear such things.

[@vegetafan9922]

Mary had a little lamb who's fleece was white as snow. It went into the club one night and dropped it hella' low!

[@DaidriveCJ]

Sounds a lot like something said during Wildn' Outs' nursery rhyme remix portions. I like it!

[@asbritt0519]

Lol now wait a min!

[@localandonlinepreciousmeta3575]

But Mary was a young child. 🛑 _Soo_ *NO*

[@ghostworld7816]

Lol

[@jazzinikki01]

HAHAHAHAHAHA

[@JesusAteMyFries]

I’m an American yet I genuinely thought Mary had a little lamb originated in England like a lot of other old nursery rhymes in America 🤷‍♀️

[@arlenedorego1277]

Her name was Mary Sawyer. Sterling Mass. They have a lamb in their center for the story

[@JesusAteMyFries]

@Jane Ryan-Douglas ohhhhh 😮

[@cecildsouza5445]

I was told that it was an English rhyme about Mary Queen of Scots and Charles Lamb. In fact it was not the lamb was sure to go, but Lamb was sure to go.

[@BariumCobaltNitrog3n]

It came from NEW England, so you were half right.

[@markbegley1564]

YOU are correct

[@jefflo9060]

“ terrifying animated children” 😂 oh gosh

[@MarvelousMarrah]

😂😂😂 fr

[@Kiku91]

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!!

[@rowanw1312]

Last time I was this early these nursery rhymes hadn’t been made yet

[@TurnipCart]

Teach me your secrets

[@rowanw1312]

Turnip you click on the notification (which you should have turned on) and hope for the best

[@chrisdreyer8747]

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.

[@jemajoy8839]

❤

[@niniveromero3108]

Can we just appreciate the fact that he bought the music sheet and then got someone to play it for us... Like wow

[@Agent_3141]

Don't even get me started with Ring around the Rosie O_o

[@JonSolo]

don't get ME started...

[@Lost_idiot223]

Yeah! Dont get Jon started!

[@SonodaSymphony]

NO NO I WANNA SEE A MESSED UP ORIGINS ON THAT EVEN THOUGH I ALREADY KNOW ITS ORIGINS 😂

[@branchen6299]

.....or Jack and Jill...

[@mikeyholterfield9019]

@@JonSolo it was a song bout the black death, bubonic plague

[@Captain_Wet_Beard]

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

[@owenwildish331]

I was thinking the same thing.

[@dafttool]

I’ve raised numerous abandoned lambs & kids. As well as a bunch of other animals. They are as adorable as they seem.

[@uwu7284]

The funny thing is that I had to do Mary had a little lamb for a saxophone test today

[@barbarahouk1983]

Hey I hope you passed your music test.

[@uwu7284]

Barbara Houk I did thanks

[@danae5578]

Bet you smashed that test!!

[@therat8537]

Yassss a fellow sax player LETS GOOOOO

[@ronaldshank7589]

Did you pass your test?

[@hopegrimsley3427]

The original Mary’s Lamb tune sounds a bit like “Ding Dong Merrily on High.”

[@kianabrown2865]

I was thinking the same thing!

[@MoltoRubato88]

Yes. I hear it, too.

[@boogityhoo7452]

Doesn't sound familiar but sounds awesome so I liked. Lol

[@Shappire0926]

Yes!!

[@zSpirall]

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...

[@alucard73]

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.

[@EmbodimentOfOz]

“Animated terrifying children” - Jon solo *2020*

[@aseerose5684]

He wears a different pair of glasses.

[@AverytheCubanAmerican]

Jon Solo, ruining childhoods one messed up origin at a time

[@Jessidafennecfox]

But he does it in a fun way, he's awesome ruining it lol.

[@RubyCallicoat]

He ain't too bad looking either. 😍

[@Jessidafennecfox]

@@RubyCallicoat Right he's dapper

[@killapicklepiratepanda7373]

At least we are learning something instead of just being told lies.

[@like90]

Yes, I was so hoping you’d do nursery rhymes. There are lots of messed ones.

[@yvesforbesfloresii]

I totally agree with you. 👍

[@donnymoore1095]

Yee

[@droid2645]

It really is...great idea 💡

[@jant4385]

Mary was of the name of 50% of the kids in a classroom during that time.

[@jaustill237]

And not just the female half.

[@WWZenaDo]

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...

[@elchanchopato9601]

The Messed Up Origins of Hey Diddle Diddle.

[@alicedarling746]

the messed up origins of your pfp

[@buffor-664]

Oh shi-

[@TurnipCart]

How about Rub-a-dub-dub, Three men in a tub

[@boogityhoo7452]

@@TurnipCart thats some gey pron silly goose.

[@hayreddinbarbarossa661]

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.

[@ThaBlackGothJawn]

Why is there a polar bear in the amazon?! How did he get there? Can we get a messed up origins about that?

[@christiemarie8748]

Yes

[@lindamaemullins5151]

😲

[@StoicVeR]

he was related to a prehistoric sloth bear

[@ThaBlackGothJawn]

@@StoicVeR this was a joke.😓

[@cmoto1]

Climate change?

[@michellewilliams9400]

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. 😊

[@jflaugher]

Mary had a little lamb Her father shot him dead And now he goes to school with her Between two hunks of bread.

[@ohmeowzer1]

Lol 😆

[@christopherc7322]

Or Mary had a little lamb Chick Chick bam No more lamb

[@maryjoyspohrer256]

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!

[@jflaugher]

@@maryjoyspohrer256 Makes no difference; Mary's a psychopath.

[@louise-yo7kz]

🥺

[@ashleyrobertson4857]

"Did Mary sacrifice her little lamb to Satan? Click here to find out" That should have been the title of this video

[@JonSolo]

I resort to clickbait sometimes but I won't stoop THAT low 😜

[@birthdayfriendship8399]

Lol

[@christianfreedom-seeker934]

No. Check my comment for the TRUE origin of the rhyme.

[@talatakhah2300]

we call that ( click bait )

[@chadnorris8257]

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.

[@ClassyKermit69420]

but...that's how this is supposed to work Chad Norris

[@chadnorris8257]

@@ClassyKermit69420 Next up, the messed up origins of the girl who sells sea shells on the sea shore. :P

[@Agent_3141]

Yeah.....she sacrifices a lamb to Satan XD

[@loki2240]

@@chadnorris8257 - She was selling sea shells because she had a $200 a day pixie stix habit.

[@chadnorris8257]

@@loki2240 Oh no

[@thantosying6947]

This poem was the source of many years of bullying for me due to my name being Mary Whittle. Whittle rhyming with little.

[@wendychavez5348]

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.

[@Fight4Faulkner]

Aww baby goats raising baby lambs... what an adorable thought.

[@RD0204]

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.

[@jaqjynx]

Nah. Jeffery Dahmer was the American Neilson.

[@jocelyntorres2080]

Your smooth voice and delivery is so incredibly calming. 🥰

[@vargus6669]

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

[@grapeshot]

Mary had a little lamb is the first song I learn how to play on the viola.

[@malaikamiteo]

For me it was twinkle, twinkle

[@ericamaese5340]

Me too. Except they called it Rolling Along in my book for some reason.

[@memyselfandi7782]

Me and my dumb self thought about sesame streets Murray had a little lamb.

[@bjp1101]

Lmao

[@carminecdinoproductions]

Lael Wildgoose Wow...

[@jeanette8943]

The way you share these is truly an art. Thank you

[@ilytally]

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.

[@briancheuy7703]

I love messed up origins thanks for researching the origin story

[@Pynaegan]

"Mary had a little lamb. Her mother cried." - Andrew Dice Clay

[@julieneild4505]

Mary had a little lamb, it was a little runt..Andrew Dice Clay. Can't print the rest lol

[@nemo.777]

I love the dedication you put into your videos thank you for teaching me all the darkness of my childhood

[@madelainedaley2128]

I’m so glad I found this channel, I thoroughly enjoyed it.

[@candiigurl7893]

Solo's vids are one of the highlights of my weekend. I'm always excited for the next one. 👌

[@andiskene7346]

Here's a like for the Uncle Scrooge figure.

[@waldo8791]

Thanks for doing these! I know you have to go through a lot of research to do these videos. So thanks again!

[@jadegrimm25]

“This is where I congratulate you on finding the best part of the internet” 😂😂 this attitude is the exact reason I love you.

[@Nipplator99999999999]

I wish the lessons I was taught had come with a fun and catchy premise.

[@Nasser851000]

0:14 thank you so much, i feel so loved :D

[@danielmeredith4222]

A story and poem paint different pictures i love how you break down all the details

[@sersastark]

"what's up, Solo Cups?" gosh, I love that too much! X-D

[@ahmjothe]

I was literally just thinking about lambs before I got a notification for dis video

[@hopegrimsley3427]

Thank you for this :). I really enjoy the Messed Up Origins of Nursery Rhymes.

[@hannahsaucier2444]

Forever impressed with Jon and how he presents information. As a teacher, I'm taking notes because this is the best way to learn!

[@kataratify]

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.

[@brainkiller7503]

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

[@yaohkomtsamakh3019]

Sounds like a wacky Christmas song. lol

[@sandpaperknight4548]

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

[@lextonwilliams2627]

Yes your back I love your content keep up the great work 😁😁😁

[@mrs.joestar]

Your story telling is "top tier"😊♥

[@ReasonedRhetoric]

Mary had a little lamb, the doctor was surprised.

[@ronaldshank7589]

Yikes!

[@julienielsen3746]

Mary had a little Lamb. He is our Savior, Jesus.

[@retalbtaylor370]

Thanks for the giggle!

[@Arid_OasisLLC]

🤣🤣🤣

[@homelessrobot]

Mary had a little lamb, with a side of beans and mash.

[@KetanPatil]

Thank you so much for making this video

[@itstheundisputedsagboo]

I genuinely love this guy's content 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👌🏾

[@simonewilliamson6766]

That music piece sounds like a Christmas carol. I just want to sing "Ding dong merrily on high" Go listen to that carol.

[@dalatuy104]

Hey love ur content man 🙂

[@RaechelleJ]

Very interesting. Thanks for another great video.

[@Feelingfruity]

I just want to say I love your videos. I binge watch them all the time.

[@AleksJosephine]

Woah, I'm so happy I woke up early.. 💙✨ I'm a sucker for evidence so let's go for Hale

[@injunsun]

That oroginal song sounds like, "Gloria in Excelcis."

[@lexiwexiwoo]

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.

[@delulu.land.]

I really enjoy your videos. 🧡 Love the vibes

[@theperksofbeingabookworm906]

“Complete with creepy animated kids.” Yep that describes it.

[@sherryhoudyshell7313]

Too stinking funny. Kept waiting for the messed up part. At the end. 😂

[@ksbrook1430]

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".)

[@akabaneaki]

The piano melody is so nice!

[@Cottontailart]

“One of my sources, kinda” I 😂

[@cennethadameveson3715]

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.

[@cennethadameveson3715]

@self345 Im afraid so😀

[@alirazakyara5676]

it's always nice to here from u

[@amandarick4212]

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 :)

[@keyyxmarie]

😂”terrifying children” .

[@andresays325]

I'm a simple fella.I see a video that will destroy my childhood depictions of nursery rhymes and stories...I click it 😁

[@drewberrykemp5614]

Your website is awsome! I visited it yesterday and it was super good!

[@kpny8484]

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".

[@vamwolf7712]

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.

[@edenschuler8230]

Why in the heck would someone dislike this!? Looking at you the one person who disliked this video.

[@JonSolo]

there's a few people who subscribe for the sole purpose of being the first one to dislike something. they're losers. I feel bad for them :(

[@katekibugi7401]

@little white sheep good for you 👍

[@sharonwolfe5210]

160 now ... 🚽

[@mxpants4884]

Maybe someone saw the reference to Henry Ford as a historian and didn't get far enough in to realize where this was going? (Ford was pretty famous for being an antisemite and eugenicist.) Or for a boring answer: Sometimes I have noticed that I (or my butt) have mashed the wrong button on the phone, so maybe it was an accident.

[@DefianceGal]

I only thumbs down because of the click bait. I do not like lies. I am not subbed either. Censortube just put it in my feed so I checked out the video. Only losers lie to get more clicks though. So Jon really has no room to talk. I feel bad for him though that he needs to have click bait for anyone to even check out his videos. :P

[@Luke-uf3jw]

I'm so excited for this one! I love this already.

[@oceanelf2512]

What a neat mix of stories.

[@carldeithorn3450]

Mary had a little lamb. It's fleece was black and short.🖤 I tried to pet it yesterday. Next week, I go to court! 😲👮 😂😂😂 🍻✌ (*Disclaimer. It's a joke! Just kidding!)

[@julieneild4505]

😂

[@miapdx503]

😂

[@kellydittus4772]

Too late for" just kidding " Its been planted into everyone's brain. "Bad Carl"

[@carldeithorn3450]

@@kellydittus4772, 😉 🍻✌

[@PhilJonesIII]

Mary had a little lamb, Its fleece was black as soot. And everywhere that Mary went, its sooty foot it put. In the UK we have a number of other variants that are a tad too blue to repeat here.

[@artoria3046]

Last year my P.E. teacher brought two lambs to school

[@jaustill237]

Sex ed?

[@hahna77]

So many questions......

[@tay_yo561]

Jon there are sooooooooo many reasons why this is the best place on KZbin (:

[@danielmeredith4222]

Wow Jon this is really fascinating and refreshing to hear this old story. Ive never known the real story. Sheep know who cares and loves them. Nice work Jon Solo cheers man :)

[@zomberzoom6736]

I remember when he called us solofam and yes I was here since he published the cript tv

[@tamarasmith9060]

Yes, those are definitely terrifying animated children. 😮 🤣🤣🤣 😢 on the messed up twist at the end. 🐑

[@janisaddison2242]

Love this channel Jon is awesome!!!!!

[@beingjadegrean4229]

Halloween is coming up the crocked man would be a great messed up origins for the season. Love your videos!!

[@deshuncarrington6514]

Man we were [ ] this close to getting an episode to getting a Messed Up Orgin without a gory death lol! P.S. Jon keep up the hard work I really appreciate the effort you put into your videos

[@ambarvizcarra9656]

Daddy Jon what art do you need

[@illillyillyo]

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.

[@chelseysunshine]

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.