All Info About Nursery Rhymes
Humpty Dumpty
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!
Humpty Dumpty had a great fall.
All the king's horses and all the king's men
Couldn't put Humpty together again!
Origin
It is a very old rhyme and is known throughout Europe in very much the same form.
It's possible however that 'Humpty Dumpty' refers to a powerful cannon used during the English Civil War (1642-49). It was mounted on top of the St Marys at the Wall Church in Colchester defending the city against seige in the summer of 1648 which fell 'off the wall' and couldn't be mended.
It's possible however that 'Humpty Dumpty' refers to a powerful cannon used during the English Civil War (1642-49). It was mounted on top of the St Marys at the Wall Church in Colchester defending the city against seige in the summer of 1648 which fell 'off the wall' and couldn't be mended.