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GUEST,MCP, Lyric Add Lyr Req: Hopping Down in Kent (34) RE: Hopping Down In Kent 24 Jan 02


Here's the version as sung by the very lively Louie Fuller, who IIRC did go hop-picking in her youth. This was collected in 1967 by Ken Stubbs and is in "The English Folksinger" - Sam Richards & Tish Stubbs

I haven't time just now, but I'll put the tune up a bit later.
Mick

HOPPING DOWN IN KENT

  Now some say hopping's lousy I don't believe it's true
We only go down hopping to pick a hop or two
Chorus:
With me tee-aye-I, Tee-aye-O, Tee-aye-ee-aye-o.

Now when I went a hopping, hopping down in Kent
I saw old Mrs. Riley a-sweeping out her tent.

Now every Monday morning just at six o-clock
You'll hear the old hoppers calling: Get up and boil your pot

Now Sunday is our washing day, don;t we wash it clean
We boil it in our hopping pots and hang it on the green

Now do you want any money? Yes sir if you please
To buy a hock of bacon, a pound of mouldy cheese

Now here comes our old measurer, with his long nose and chin
With his ten gallon basket, and don't he pop 'em in!

Now when our old pole-puller he does come around
He says: Come on you dirty ol' hop-pickers, pick 'em up all off the ground

Now hopping is all over, all the money spent
And don't I wish I never went a-hopping down in Kent


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