The songs 'Georgie Porgie' and 'Soldier Soldier' have references to kissing and marriage.

'Jack and Jill,' 'Tom, Tom the Piper's Son' and 'There Was an Old Woman (Who Lived in a Shoe)' have references to children being physically punished and beaten.

'One Two Three Four Five' has a reference to a fish biting a young boy's little finger.

'Sing A Song Of Sixpence' refers to a blackbird pecking off a maid's nose.

The Three Blind Mice have their tails cut off "with a carving knife."

A young boy throws a marrowbone at Taffy's head at the end of 'Taffy Was a Welshman.'

None.

A smoking pipe is referred to in 'Old King Cole.'

Some children are seen dancing in and out of a pub called The Eagle during 'Pop Goes The Weasel' but they don't actually drink"

The original VHS release had a scene where a bridge is set alight by real fire. This has since been replaced with animated fire.