Buy a live Chicken or a young Fowl?
Buy a young Chicken fat and plump,
Or take two for a shilling?—
Is this poor honest tradesman’s cry;
Come buy if you are willing.
Rabbit! Rabbit!
Rabbit! a Rabbit! who will buy?
Is all you hear from him;
The rabbit you may roast or fry,
The fur your cloak will trim.
My good Sir, will you buy a Bowl?
My honest friend, will you buy a Bowl,
A Skimmer or a Platter?
Come buy of me a Rolling Pin,
Or Spoon to beat your batter.
“Six bunches a penny, sweet blooming Lavender!”
Come buy my fine Writing Ink!