Watercress-o Songtext
von Stick in the Wheel

At five o′clock on a Sunday neet
There's a man comes walkin′ down our street
You may hear him out in front of the row
Crying, "Tuppence a basket, watercress-o!"
Watercress-o, watercress-o
Crying, "tuppence a basket, watercress-o!"

Oh, come on, mam, it's time for tea
Go and get tuppence and give it to me
So I may go out in front of the row
And fetch a little basket of watercress-o
Watercress-o, watercress-o
And fetch a little basket of watercress-o


Oh, kid, you don't know what you′re asking of me
If I′d got tuppence, I'd be sure to give it thee
So thou could go out in front of the row
And fetch a little basket of watercress-o
Watercress-o, watercress-o
And fetch a little basket of watercress-o

Our dad′s on strike, kid, can't you see?
He scarce brings home enough to feed us wi′
And though it pains me to tell you "no"
You'll have to do without your watercress-o
Watercress-o, watercress-o
You′ll have to do without your watercress-o

We're all in the union down our street
So maybe he won't come back another week
For till the strike is over, he might as well know
He′ll not sell much of his watercress-o
Watercress-o, watercress-o
He′ll not sell much of his watercress-o