Redone Songs Classic Favorites: Sing A Song Of Sixpence (By Form Records)

Carloarlyn Mantilla

Yet another video from Internet Archive that wasn't upload to Dailymotion so here's the next Redone Songs Classic Favorites. "Sing a Song of Sixpence" is an English nursery rhyme, perhaps originating in the 18th century. It is listed in the Roud Folk Song Index as number 13191. The sixpence in the rhyme is a British coin that was first minted in 1551. Audio Credit goes to Form Records in Malaysia not me.

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00:00Sing a song or sing, there's a pocket full of brine.

00:10Four and twenty peppers baked in a pie.

00:15When the time was over, the birds began to sing.

00:19Wasn't there a dainty dish to set before the king?

00:23The king was in his counting house, counting up his money.

00:28The queen was in the parlour, eating bread and honey.

00:33Her maid was in the garden, hanging out the clothes.

00:38The fool had blabbered and prepped up her nose.

00:42Sing a song or sing, there's a pocket full of brine.

00:47Four and twenty peppers baked in a pie.

00:51When the time was over, the birds began to sing.

00:56Wasn't there a dainty dish to set before the king?

01:00The king was in his counting house, counting up his money.

01:04The queen was in the parlour, eating bread and honey.

01:09Her maid was in the garden, hanging out the clothes.

01:14The fool had blabbered and prepped up her nose.

01:18Sing a song or sing, there's a pocket full of brine.

01:23Four and twenty peppers baked in a pie.

01:27When the time was over, the birds began to sing.

01:32Wasn't there a dainty dish to set before the king?

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