THE BUCKLAND SHAG SONGBOOK - Perth Morris Men

Hoppin' Down In Kent
With a tee-aye-ay, tee-aye-ay,
Tee-aye-ee-aye-ay.
Now hoppin's just beginnin',
We've got our time to spend,
We've only come down hoppin'
To earn a quid if we can,
With a tee-aye-ay, tee-aye-ay,
Tee-aye-ee-aye-ay.
Now early Monday mornin',
Just at six o'clock,
You'll hear them hopper's callin',
Get up and fill your pots,
With a tee-aye-ay, tee-aye-ay,
Tee-aye-ee-aye-ay.
And early Tuesday mornin',
The bookie he'll come round,
With a bag of money,
He'll flop it on the ground,
With a tee-aye-ay, tee-aye-ay,
Tee-aye-ee-aye-ay.
Saying "Do you want some money?",
"Oh, yes sir, if you please,
To buy a hock of bacon
And a roll of mouldy cheese",
With a tee-aye-ay, tee-aye-ay,
Tee-aye-ee-aye-ay.
Here comes our old measurer,
With his long nose and chin,
And his ten-gallon basket,
And don't he pop them in,
With a tee-aye-ay, tee-aye-ay,
Tee-aye-ee-aye-ay.
When our old pole-puller
He does come around,
He says "Come on you dirty old hop pickers,
Get 'em up all off the ground."
With a tee-aye-ay, tee-aye-ay,
Tee-aye-ee-aye-ay.
Sunday is our washing day
The Buckland Shag Morris Men
A Dancing Tradition since 1987
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