Depressing Nursery Rhyme

This is for the nursery rhyme "Solomon Grundy".

Solomon Grundy,

Born on a Monday,

Christened on Tuesday,

Married on Wednesday,

Took ill on Thursday,

Grew worse on Friday,

Died on Saturday,

Buried on Sunday.

This is the end

Of Solomon Grundy.

Pretty damn depressing...why would children read these?