Lyrics
(Folk song / Nursery Rhyme)
Oranges and lemons
Say the bells of St. Clements
I owe you five farthings
Say the bells of St. Martins
When will you pay me?
Say the bells at Old Bailey
When I grow rich
Say the bells at Shoreditch
Here comes a candle to light you to bed
Here comes a chopper to chop off your head*
(See my more child-friendly lyrics below!)
See also
- nursery rhymes
- songs in 3/4
- songs about food
- songs with the tonic triad in the melody
- songs with the dominant triad in the melody
- songs with I IV V chords
- source: The Singing Game, Iona & Peter Opie, Oxford University Press, 1985
- Song with chords, Adapted lyrics (PDF)
- MIDI file
- Listen to the song
