Pop Goes The Weasel

Half a pound of tuppenny rice Half a pound of treacle That's the way the money goes Pop goes the weasel Half a pound of tuppenny rice Half a pound of treacle That's the way the money goes Pop goes the weasel Every night when I go out The weasel's on the table Take a stick and knock it off Pop goes the weasel Up and down the city road In and out of the eagle That's the way the money goes Pop goes the weasel Half a pound of tuppenny rice Half a pound of treacle Mix it up and make it nice Pop goes the weasel You know pop goes the weasel For years I've wondered What that meant And nobody seemed to know So I looked it up And the official explanation Goes something like this Pop goes the weasel refers to The habit of London hatters long ago Popping or pawning their weasels Or accessories on Saturday night To buy liquor isn't that interesting Up and down the city road In and out of the eagle That's the way the money goes Pop goes the weasel But you know I've got a theory of my own About pop goes the weasel It's much simpler Why did the weasel go pop go pop Pop pop goes the weasel Why did the weasel go pop 'Cause they upped the price Of tuppeny rice to four pence How did the pop get into the weasel Weasel pop goes the weasel How did the pop get in there Well the weasel caught his Beakle in the treacle Now if you've got a weasel And you don't want him to pop The next time you go shopping Don't you take him in the shop Two three four Half a pound of tuppenny rice Half a pound of treacle Now that is the way That the money goes Pop goes the weasel Every night when I go out The weasel's sitting on the table Now I take a stick And I knock it off Pop goes the weasel Up and down the city road In and out of the eagle That's the way the money goes Pop goes the weasel Together now Half a pound of tuppenny rice Half a pound of treacle Now I mix it up And I make it nice Pop pop pop goes the weasel Pop pop pop goes the weasel Poppity poppity pop Goes the weasel now Would you excuse me for a moment I'm just gonna pop my weasel Pop Goes the Weasel - Anthony Newley