Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John, Ease Us
Percy B. Green, who penned "A History of Nursery Rhymes" (1899), wrote:
The late Sir Humphry Davy [note: a well-known English chemist and inventor] is said to have learnt this cure for cramps when a boy…
Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John, Ease Us
Nursery Charm
Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John, ease us, I beg!
The devil has tied a knot in my leg;
Crosses three † † † we make to ease us,
Two for the robbers* and one for Jesus.
Notes
*The robbers who were crucified next to Jesus.
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