Tim Hart (of Steeleye Span fame) did an album about 20 years ago (+ or - a couple of years) Called "My Favourite Nursery Rhymes" by Tim Hart and Friends (the friends basically consisted of anyone who had ever played, sung or both with SS over the years)

On it he recorded what is probably the closest thing I have ever heard to what can only be called a "Heavy Metal Nursery Rhyme"

Their rendition of Humpty Dumpty was something that, given the 'aggressiveness' of the guitar work, both Black Sabbath and Deep Purple - not to mention Pink Floyd - would have been proud to call their own!!!

However, on the same album Maddy Prior vocalised "There Was An Old Woman" and the lyrics ran

There was an old woman tossed up in a basket,
Ninety-nine times; as high as the moon
What she did there I could not but ask it
Foer in each hand she carried a broom

Old woman, old woman, old woman, said I
Where do you go to, up so high
To sweep the cobwebs from the sky
And you may come with me if you can fly

A beautiful version of the song: lingering and lilting

And perfectly suited to Maddy's beautiful voice