Goosey Goosey Gander where shall I wander,
Upstairs, downstairs and in my lady's chamber
There I met an old man who wouldn't say his prayers,
I took him by the left leg and threw him down the stairs. (1)
Contrary to what one might think, this seemingly simple and nonsensical nursery rhyme [above] was a coded religious-political commentary about the witch hunts for non-conforming Catholic Priests during the days of Henry VIII in 16th Century England