Was ‘Muffin Man’ Song a Warning to Kids About 16th-Century Serial Killer?

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The nursery rhyme supposedly originated as a caution to children — warning them to be beware of a serial killer who enticed victims by pulling a muffin down the cobblestone streets of London with a string.

About this ratingThe popular nursery rhyme “The Muffin Man” supposedly originated as a caution to children, warning them to beware of a 16th-century baker-turned-serial-killer who enticed his young victims by pulling a muffin down the cobblestone streets of London with a string.posted on Jan. 16, 2021, self-described “CEO of History” Jack Williamson claimed that the song originated as a warning to children to avoid England’s first known serial killer.

“His name was Frederick Thomas Lynwood and the children’s song was made to warn small children and to help small children identify his MO so that they can report him to authorities.” When it came to the origins of the children’s song, Uncyclopedia mockingly claimed that the Muffin Man title came from the manner in which he killed his victims:

“The song Do You Know the Muffin Man? was used as a warning to small children of the presence [sic] life of crime, and to help identify his modus operandi so that children can report him to the authorities,” joked the website.written by Sarah Cottrell, meanwhile, reported the legend is either “one hell of a folklore story or one of history’s most creepy mysteries.

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