Korn

Released: October 11, 1994

Songwriter: Korn James “Munky” Shaffer David Silveria Reginald “Fieldy” Arvizu Brian “Head” Welch Jonathan Davis

Producer: Ross Robinson

[Verse 1]
Ring around the Rosies
Pocket full of posies
Ashes, ashes, we all fall down
Ring around the Rosies
Pocket full of posies
Ashes, ashes, we all fall down

[Chorus]
Nursery rhymes are said
Verses in my head
Into my childhood, they're spoon-fed
Hidden violence revealed
Darkness that seems real
Look at the pages that cause all this evil

[Verse 2]
One, two, buckle my shoe
Three, four, shut the door
Five, six, pick up sticks
Seven, eight, lay them straight
London Bridge's falling down
Falling down
Falling down
London Bridge is falling down my fair lady

[Chorus]
Nursery rhymes are said
Verses in my head
Into my childhood, they're spoon-fed
Hidden violence revealed
Darkness that seems real
Look at the pages that cause all this evil

[Bridge]
Nick nack paddy wack give a dog a bone
This old man came rolling home
Nick nack paddy wack give a dog a bone
This old man came rolling home
Nick nack paddy wack give a dog a bone
This old man came rolling home!
Nick nack paddy wack give a dog a bone
This old man came rolling home!
Nick nack paddy wack give a dog a bone
This old man came rolling home!
Nick nack paddy wack give a dog a bone
This old man came...
Mary had a little lamb whose fleece was white as snow!
Mary had a little lamb whose fleece was white as snow!
Mary had a little lamb whose fleece was white as snow!
Mary had a little lamb whose fleece was white as snow!
MARY HAD A LITTLE LAMB!
Mary had a little lamb whose fleece was white as snow (Baa, baa, black sheep, have you any wool?)
Mary had a little lamb whose fleece was white as snow (Yes sir, yes sir, three bags full)
Mary had a little lamb whose fleece was white as snow (Baa, baa, black sheep, have you any wool?)
Mary had a little lamb! (Yes sir, yes sir, three bags full)
(Hot cross buns)

Ring around the Rosies
Pocket full of posies
Ashes, ashes, we all fall down
Ring around the Rosies
Pocket full of posies
Ashes, ashes, we all fall down

[Chorus]
Nursery rhymes are said
Verses in my head
Into my childhood, they're spoon-fed
Hidden violence revealed
Darkness that seems real
Look at the pages that cause all this evil

[Outro]
Nick nack paddy wack give a dog a bone!
Nick nack paddy wack give a dog a bone!
Nick nack paddy wack give a dog a bone!
Nick nack paddy wack give a dog a...

Bakersfield friends James “Munky” Shaffer, Reginald “Fieldy” Arvizu and David Silveria formed the funk-rock band LAPD in 1989 and moved to Los Angeles with another friend Brian “Head” Welch as their roadie. Later, with Welch as second guitarist, the band named themselves Creep and recorded a demo with pal Ross Robinson.

However, when Shaffer and Welch visited family in Bakersfield, they met Jonathan Davis who added a darker, goth-tinged edge to the band’s heavy groove. Robinson

The band wasn’t dark yet; it had, like, killer grooves and good riffs, but there was some happy edge to it. And when (Davis) walked into the room, it went dark and goth. Basically, during the first song, to audition in the rehearsal room, he started freaking the hell out [laughs]. You couldn’t hear his voice, but you felt chills all over your body, and it was instantly like, “Oh my God, yeah – he’s the one.”

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