1. (often foll by: on, with, etc) the act of working with another or others on a joint project. 2. something created by working jointly with another or others. 3. the act of cooperating as a traitor, esp with an enemy occupying one's own country. colËlaboËrationist n.
Written Jun 6, 2013 Â· Upvoted by. The poem is actually derived from the Great Plague of London in 1665. Allegedly, a 'Ring around the rosie' was a reference to a rose-colored pustule on the skin that developed a ring around it and indicated that one had been infected.
Ring A-Ring a Roses and The Great Plague. Many people think the lyrics of Ring A-Ring O'Roses allude to the Great Plague of 1665 - 1666. But the earliest version of this song in print dates back to 1881, in Kate Greenaway's Mother Goose.