We explore the origins, history and lyrics of one of the most popular children’s songs in the English-speaking world. Humpy Dumpty sat on the wall is one of the nation’s most enduringly popular ...
The name Humpty Dumpty evokes an anthropomorphic egg, probably perched atop the wall that is soon to be, quite literally, his downfall. But recite the whole poem and you’ll notice something strange: ...
Many of us grew up singing the children's nursery rhyme Humpty Dumpty, the story of a giant egg who fell off a wall and cracked. Just to remind you how it goes: "Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall, Humpty ...
Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall, Humpty Dumpty had a great fall. All the king’s horses and all the king’s men Couldn’t put Humpty together again. But just because we’re aware of something, doesn’t mean we ...
Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall, Humpty Dumpty had a great fall, All the king's horses and all the king's men, Couldn't put Humpty together again. He fell off the wall - from the highest high - so high!
Humpty Dumpty is not what he’s cracked up to be, according to one childhood dream killer. Popular YA author Holly Bourne scrambled the brains of many a social media watchdog Monday — by tweeting that ...
When you hear the name Humpty Dumpty, you most likely picture an egg or a egg-shaped person. It's a common thing. We've seen it in cartoons, movies, and comics for all of our lives. This made the ...
It's a nursery rhyme many of us know by heart. But a baffled author has sparked up a Twitter storm - questioning why we believe Humpty Dumpty is an egg. In a viral post, writer Holly Bourne, of London ...