The Man in the Moon. Vol. III. 1848.
Green Pea Soup.
Oh! a splendid soup is the true Pea Green,
I for it often call;
And up it comes in a smart tureen,
When I dine in my banquet hall.
When a leg of mutton at home is boiled,
The liquor I always keep,
And in that liquor (before ’tis spoil’d)