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| − | Possibly the most well-known traditional song related to bell ringing, ''' | + | Possibly the most well-known traditional song related to bell ringing, '''Oranges and Lemons''' (Roud 13190<ref name="Roud 13190">[http://www.vwml.org/roudnumber/13190 Vaughan Williams Memorial Library - Roud 13190]</ref>) is a traditional English [[Wikipedia:Oranges and Lemons|nursery rhyme and singing game]] which refers to the bells of several churches, all within or close to the City of London<ref name="Oranges and Lemons - lyrics">[https://www.mainlynorfolk.info/steeleye.span/songs/orangesandlemons.html Mainly Norfolk - Oranges and Lemons]</ref>. |
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And here comes a chopper | And here comes a chopper | ||
To chop off your head | To chop off your head | ||
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| + | *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kOk4pKRT4E8 Tim Hart and Friends singing Oranges and Lemons] | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Latest revision as of 20:03, 8 August 2016
Possibly the most well-known traditional song related to bell ringing, Oranges and Lemons (Roud 13190[1]) is a traditional English nursery rhyme and singing game which refers to the bells of several churches, all within or close to the City of London[2].
Oranges and lemons Said the bells of St. Clements You owe me five farthings Said the bells of St. Martins When will you pay me? Said the bells of Old Bailey When I grow rich Said the bells of Shoreditch And when will that be? Said the bells of Stepney Oh I do not know Said the great bell of Bow Here comes a candle To light you to bed And here comes a chopper To chop off your head
