HOPPING DOWN IN KENT
(Trad)

Hopping's just beginning; we've got some time to spend.
We've only come down hopping to earn a quid if we can.
With a T I AY T I AY T I E I AY

Early Monday morning just at six o'clock,
You'll hear them hoppers calling, "Get up and boil your pots."
With a T I AY T I AY T I E I AY

Every Tuesday morning the Tally he'll come round,
With a bag of money and he'll plop it on the ground.
With a T I AY T I AY T I E I AY

Says, "Do you want some money?" "Yes, sir, if you please,
To buy a hock of bacon and a lump of moldy cheese."
With a T I AY T I AY T I E I AY

Now here comes our old Measure with his long nose and chin,
And his ten-gallon basket and don't you pop 'em in.
With a T I AY T I AY T I E I AY

Now hopping is all over; all the money spent.
Don't I wish I'd never gone a-hopping down in Kent!
With a T I AY T I AY T I E I AY

I say one; I say two; no more hopping I shall do.
T I AY T I AY T I E I AY


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