Sympathies, Adrien. You've been through a lot in this last little while ...


Well, we're getting a lot of Nova Scotian folklore out of this thread, at any rate. And speaking of Chezzetcook, you must know that other song:

Oh, my name is Bellefontaine, Fontaine, Fontaine,
I am a Frenchman, from Chezzetcook I came;
It was in the month of June, when the [something]berry was in bloom,
That they used to sing the song,
'Do you want to buy the mitt?"

CHORUS
Do you want to buy the mitt, the hat,
The something, something, diddle-dee, doodle-dee,
Hum dee, diddle-dee dum ...

Um - I guess that's all I know.

Written by one of those earlier 20th century poets - Roberts? Lampman? Scott? - who was visiting Halifax. Inspired by guy who'd show up at the Halifax market every Saturday with an incredible array of goods.