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%abc-2.1 X:1 T:Rigs Of Time O:England Z:Webmaster C:Trad M:3/4 L:1/4 K:C z2 A/2A/2| A D E| F E D| G F G| w:Here's * to - the ba-ker I must bring him in A2 A/2A/2| A D/2D/2 E| F- E D| G F G| w:in Char-ges tup-pence a loaf and - he'll think it no A2 A/2B/2| c A B| c c c| d A B| w:sin When he do bring it in it's no bigger than your c2 c| d A A| A G F| F G E| w:fist And the top of the loaf is popped off with the yeast D2 C/2C/2| D E F| G A3/2 G/2| F D2-| w:yeast. Sing-ing hon-es-ty's all out of fash-ion D3| C D E| F G3/2 A/2| d3| c3/2 B3/2| w:* These are the rigs of the times, times me A3| F G3/2 F/2| E F3/2 E/2| D2 z| w:boys These are the rigs of the times % W: W:1 W:Here's to the baker I must bring him in W:Charges tuppence a loaf and he'll think it no sin W:When he do bring it in it's no bigger than your fist W:And the top of the loaf is popped off with the yeast W: W:ch W:Singing honesty's all out of fashion W:These are the rigs of the times, times me boys W:These are the rigs of the times W: W:2 W:Here's to the butcher I must bring him in W:He charges fourpence a pound and he'll think it no sin W:Slaps his thumb on the scale-weight to make it go down W:He swears it's good weight when it lack half a pound W: W:3 W:So here's to the tailor who skimps on our clothes W:And here's to the shoemaker who pinches our toes W:Our bellies go empty our backsides go bare W:It's no wonder we've reason to curse and to swear W: W:4 W:Now the very best thing that I could find W:Is to toss them all up in a high gale of wind W:When the wind it do blow and the balloon it do burst W:And the biggest old rascal come tumbling down first
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Country of origin:
England
Nothing changes , does it?
Folk song references:
Roud-876
Song to be found in the following collection(s):
My Own Song Book