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Heavy Words Lightly Thrown: The Reason Behind the Rhyme

Chris Roberts

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Oct 25, 2011 Kristi rated it really liked it

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Explored the history and conspiracy theories of nursery rhymes with a heavy dose of British pop culture. Very entertaining read, with a convincing argument for football chants as the continuation of oral folk tradition.

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