Daddyâs at the food store, Mummyâs out of town,
Sheâs working at the hospital since Rhona came to town,
Hide away, hide away, Miss Rhonaâs come to town,
Hide away, hide away, sheâs come to take us down.
Miss Rhonaâs at the doorstep, Iâll keep 6 feet away,
But Grandma needs the paper, Iâll take her some today,
Hide away, hide away, Miss Rhonaâs come to stay,
Hide away, hide away, we canât come out to play.
But Grandma needs the paper, Iâll take her some today,
And hereâs a note from Rhona, she wanted me to say,
Hide away, hide away, keep 6 feet away,
Hide away, hide away, she took us down today.
[Image ID: Tumblr user @neanderthyall says in the notes, âI thought that 6 feet was kind of a double meaning. Like six feet away to stop the spread, but when people die theyâre six feet underground, and its six feet of the dirt that keeps you apart. Like âHide away, hide away, even though it hurts Hide away, hide away, or the six feet will be dirtâ.â End ID.]
HI DONâT LEAVE THIS IN THE NOTES THATâS ACTUALLY BRILLIANT
Itâs not a proper creepy nursery rhyme until itâs got an eery childrensâ game attached to it though (think ring-a-round-the-roses or oranges and lemons).
One child shall be designated âMiss (Mr, Mx) Rhonaâ and will have to cover their eyes (hide away). They then have to try to catch the other kidsâ think Blind Manâs Bluff. The children running away chant the rhyme, to make it easier for âRhonaâ to find them.
Any child tagged becomes another âRhonaâ and must also cover their eyes and join in the chase. The winner is the last child left uninfected.
Meanwhile all adults in the area must watch with a vague sense of unease, and whisper to each other âdo you know what thatâs inspired by?â
