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Thread #25373 Message #3937315
Posted By: KarenH
14-Jul-18 - 09:45 AM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: I Like Molasses (and other molasses songs
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: I Like Molasses (and other molasses songs
Aha, it seems to be like 'treacle'.
So
Half a pound of tuppenny rice Half a pound of treacle That's the way the money goes Pop goes the weasel.
No idea what it means or where it comes from. Learned it as nursery rhyme as a kid