Many Victorian nursery rhymes did have a sexual themes. I thought that they originated as entertainment in the courts of Kings and Queens. Sort of quick little comedy sketches. Sing a Song of Sixpence, Humpty Dumpty, etc.

But the Muffin Man is probably a very old, hand clapping game that can be played between two. It was probably a genuine nursery game because it functions as an excellent method of teaching co-ordination as well as language, including pronouns.

I think that Brucies link to the story of the daycare came along after the actual rhyme. Good soundtrack for a case of daycare abuse but it sort of took the innocence of that song for me.

I hope that song is not banned from daycares or something.