"Tinker Tailor" is a counting game, nursery rhyme and fortune telling song traditionally played in England, that can be used to count cherry stones, buttons, daisy petals and other items. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 802. It is commonly used by children in both Britain and America for "counting out," e.g. for choosing who shall be "It" in a game of tag. The most common modern version is:
So...who is in danger of being "it", and who are they/we being chased by? I know that climate change is a theme in the album, perhaps it is about humanity in general being a threat to itself.
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"Tinker Tailor" is a counting game, nursery rhyme and fortune telling song traditionally played in England, that can be used to count cherry stones, buttons, daisy petals and other items. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 802. It is commonly used by children in both Britain and America for "counting out," e.g. for choosing who shall be "It" in a game of tag. The most common modern version is:
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Sailor, Rich Man, Poor Man, Beggar Man, Thief.[1]
So...who is in danger of being "it", and who are they/we being chased by? I know that climate change is a theme in the album, perhaps it is about humanity in general being a threat to itself.