Mary Mary
Mary, Mary, quite contrary,
How does your garden grow?
With silver bells, and cockle shells,
And pretty maids all in a row.
silver bells
silver bells
The song is "Carol of the Bells" and the line is "Hark How The Bells Sweet Silver Bells".
Silver Bells
Cockle shells.
Silver bells and cockleshells.
Mary's garden grows Silver Bells and Cockle shells, along with pretty maids all in a row.
Silver bells, cockleshells and pretty maids all in a row.
Silver bells and cockleshells.
The title of the nursery rhyme is "Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary." It is a traditional English nursery rhyme that describes a garden with various elements like silver bells, cockleshells, and pretty maids.
One explanation is that the Mary is Queen Mary I (Bloody Mary) and that the silver bells and cockleshells and little maids are instruments of torture. Another religion based explanation is that the garden refers to Mary's womb and the silver bells to Catholic church and the pretty maids to nuns.
Three things planted in Mary, Mary, quite contrary's garden were silver bells, cockleshells, and pretty maids all in a row.
silver bells
silver bells
Mary, Mary, quite contrary,How does your garden grow?With silver bells, and cockleshells,And pretty maids all in a row. 1st line- Referring To Bloody Mary 2nd line- The garden is a cemetery 3rd line- Silver bells and cockleshells are instruments of torture 4th line- The 'pretty maids all in a row' are guillotines that are lined up in rows
Silver Bells
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