Half a pound of tuppenny rice
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Half a pound of treacle
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That’s the way the money goes
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Pop goes the weasel
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Ha ha, yeah Half a pound of tuppenny rice
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Half a pound of treacle
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That’s the way the money goes
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Pop goes the weasel
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Every night, when I go out
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The weasel’s on the table
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Take a stick and knock it off
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Pop goes the weasel
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Up and down the city road
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In and out of the eagle
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That’s the way the money goes
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Pop goes the weasel
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Half a pound of tuppenny rice
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Half a pound of treacle
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Mix it up and make it nice
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Pop goes the weasel
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You know, pop goes the weasel
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For years, I’ve wondered
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What that meant
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And nobody seemed to know So,
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I looked it up And the official explanation Goes something like this
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Pop goes the weasel refers to The habit of London
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hatters long ago Popping or pawning their weasels
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Or accessories on Saturday night
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To buy liquor, isn’t that interesting
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Up and down the city road
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In and out of the eagle
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That’s the way the money goes
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Pop goes the weasel
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But you know I’ve got a theory of my own
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About pop goes the weasel It’s much simpler
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Why did the weasel go pop, go pop Pop, pop goes the weasel
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Why did the weasel go pop
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'Cause they upped the price
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Of tuppeny rice to four pence
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How did the pop get into the weasel Weasel, pop goes the weasel
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How did the pop get in there
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Well, the weasel caught his Beakle in the treacle
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Now, if you’ve got a weasel And you don’t want him to pop
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The next time you go shopping Don’t you take him in the shop
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Two, three, four
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Half a pound of tuppenny rice
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Half a pound of treacle
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Now that is the way
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That the money goes
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Pop goes the weasel
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Every night, when I go out
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The weasel’s sitting on the table Now I take a stick
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And I knock it off
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Pop goes the weasel
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Up and down the city road
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In and out of the eagle
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That’s the way the money goes
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Pop goes the weasel
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Together now
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Half a pound of tuppenny rice Half a pound of treacle Now, I mix it up
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And I make it nice
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Pop, pop, pop goes the weasel
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Pop, pop, pop goes the weasel
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Poppity, poppity, pop
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Goes the weasel now
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Would you excuse me for a moment I’m just gonna pop my weasel. |