Pop goes the weasel
February 24, 2012 § Leave a Comment
Up and down the city road,
In and out the eagle,
That’s the way the money goes,
Pop goes the weasel.
Half a pound of tupenny rice,
Half a pound of treacle,
That’s the way the money goes,
Pop goes the weasel.
A tune that ‘pops’ up everywhere – we have a jack in the box that plays it, and pops at the right moment, as you’d expect. These lyrics are the ones I know, but there are all sorts of other options out there, perhaps the kids should be making their own up? A version arranged by Charles Twiggs in 1853 is overtly political.
Queen Victoria’s very sick
Napoleon’s got the measels
Sebastopol is won at last
Pop goes the weasel.
