<P> Variations, corruptions, and vulgarized versions were noted to be in use long before the earliest printed publications . One such variation was dated to be in use in Connecticut in the 1840s . </P> <P> Common British versions include: </P> <P> Ring - a-ring o' roses, A pocket full of posies, A-tishoo! A-tishoo! We all fall down . </P> <P> Cows in the meadows Eating buttercups A-tishoo! A-tishoo! We all jump up . </P>

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