Back in the swinging sixties, a funk revolution was inspired in the unlikeliest of ways by the sonic sampling of a peculiar nursery rhyme on one song.

Toddlers love to hear their favourite nursery rhymes over and over again. This is great, as it really helps them with their language skills, as Dr Michelle Peter explains in the film below.

This article was originally published on mentalfloss.com as Can You Solve This Old-Timey Riddle? #7.

The Wiggles Nursery Rhymes includes your favourite nursery rhymes performed by The Wiggles who use rhyme and rhythm both critical aspects of language which greatly facilitate childrens success in ...