I was listening to a cd in the car with LO this morning and I felt like half the songs had suspect lyrics... I think the abridged versions on the cd made things worse (upon googling, it appears other versions have somewhat redemptive verses, like in the peanut song the whole thing was a dream - but not on my cd, lol).

Billy Boy
"Oh, where have you been,
Billy Boy, Billy Boy?
Oh, where have you been,
Charming Billy?
I have been to seek a wife,
She's the joy of my life,
She's a young thing
And cannot leave her mother.

Did she ask you to come in,
Billy Boy, Billy Boy?
Did she ask you to come in,
Charming Billy?
Yes, she asked me to come in,
There's a dimple in her chin.
She's a young thing
And cannot leave her mother.

Can she make a cherry pie,
Billy Boy, Billy Boy?
Can she make a cherry pie,
Charming Billy?
She can make a cherry pie,
Quick as a cat can wink an eye,
She's a young thing
And cannot leave her mother."

Ok... this sounds to me like a song about a pedofile.

Then there was the peanut song, which is kinda scary! You eat a rotten peanut and die?!

Found a Peanut Lyrics
(To The Tune Of: Clementine)

Found a peanut, found a peanut,
Found a peanut just now,
Just now I found a peanut,
Found a peanut just now.

Cracked it open, cracked it open,
Cracked it open just now,
Just now I cracked it open,
Cracked it open just now.

It was rotten, it was rotten,
It was rotten just now,
Just now it was rotten,
It was rotten just now.

Ate it anyway, ate it anyway,
Ate it anyway just now,
Just now I ate it anyway,
Ate it anyway just now.

Got a stomach ache, got a stomach ache,
Got a stomach ache just now,
Just now I got a stomach ache,
Got a stomach ache just now.

Called the doctor, called the doctor,
Called the doctor just now,
Just now I called the doctor,
Called the doctor just now.

Penicillin, Penicillin,
Penicillin just now,
Just now I took Penicillin,
Penicillin just now.

Operation, operation,
Operation just now,
Just now an operation,
An operation just now.

Died anyway, died anyway,
Died anyway just now,
Just now I died anyway,
Died anyway just now.

Went to heaven, went to heaven,
Went to heaven just now,
Just now I went to heaven,
Went to heaven just now."

(Ok, I get how a toddler could have fun over-acting this song, but it seemed a little wrong to be singing it to a baby)!

"The Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly" is kinda like that too!

Then, "Three Blind Mice," is just mean!

"Three blind mice! Three blind mice! See how they run! See how they run! They all ran after the farmer’s wife, who cuts off their tails with a carving knife! Did you ever see such a thing in you life, as three blind mice!"

Then of course, there was Rock-A-Bye-Baby and we all know how that ends.

Are there any children's songs that you find creepy?!