Thank you sir for singing & explaining this song. It has been round my head since I first heard a bit of it in The Clash song "Clash City Rockers". I never have suspected London to have such a nice song for each of her bells, in a children's game. Thank you again, that was quite fun and interesting!!
I heard a different version but with all old songs there are probably several variants floating around; In the version I heard it was "you owe five farthings say the Bells of Saint Martins. Five Farthings isn't much and one would have to back quite a ways in order for it to be much; Whereas under the old pre-decimal system ten schillings is a more significant sum especial;ly if one goes back awhile i think it was a day's labor around 1100AD
Gay go up, and gay go down, To ring the bells of New York City now. Bull's eyes and targets, Ring the bells of St. Margret's. Brickbats and tiles, Ring the bells of St. Giles'. Oranges and lemons! Ring the bells of St. Clement's. Six dollars eighty cents. Ring the bells of St. Martin's. You owe me twenty cents, Ring the bells at St. Helen's. When will you pay me? Ring the bells at Old Bailey. When I grow rich...! Ring the bells at Shoreditch. When will that be? Ring the bells of Stepney. When I am Old? Ring the bells at St. Pauls. When can I buy? Rings the bell at Prince Hyde's! I do not know, Rings the great bell at Bow. Here comes a candle to light you to bed, And here comes a chopper to chop off your head! Chip-chap-chop-chup, the last man is dead.
A brickbat is a broken half brick a missile to throw.
this rhyme is fantastic....thank you...
Soooo....is this a typical day in London in that time?
Thank you sir for singing & explaining this song. It has been round my head since I first heard a bit of it in The Clash song "Clash City Rockers". I never have suspected London to have such a nice song for each of her bells, in a children's game. Thank you again, that was quite fun and interesting!!
I read this song in George Orwell splendid book named ,Nineteen eighty-four,
Am I right?
I heard a different version but with all old songs there are probably several variants floating around; In the version I heard it was "you owe five farthings say the Bells of Saint Martins. Five Farthings isn't much and one would have to back quite a ways in order for it to be much; Whereas under the old pre-decimal system ten schillings is a more significant sum especial;ly if one goes back awhile i think it was a day's labor around 1100AD
I really enjoyed this video very much indeed. Thank you for explaining the song, because
I didn't understand it. Do you know how old this song is?
U r awsome singer
Good
:0 u sing so good
1984 is one of my favorite books.
IT IS NOT I HATE THE BOOKO IT IS SOOOO BORING RATIO BOZO XD XD XD
Gay go up, and gay go down,
To ring the bells of New York City now.
Bull's eyes and targets,
Ring the bells of St. Margret's.
Brickbats and tiles,
Ring the bells of St. Giles'.
Oranges and lemons!
Ring the bells of St. Clement's.
Six dollars eighty cents.
Ring the bells of St. Martin's.
You owe me twenty cents,
Ring the bells at St. Helen's.
When will you pay me?
Ring the bells at Old Bailey.
When I grow rich...!
Ring the bells at Shoreditch.
When will that be?
Ring the bells of Stepney.
When I am Old?
Ring the bells at St. Pauls.
When can I buy?
Rings the bell at Prince Hyde's!
I do not know,
Rings the great bell at Bow.
Here comes a candle to light you to bed,
And here comes a chopper to chop off your head!
Chip-chap-chop-chup, the last man is dead.
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