Memories and lyrics
Apr. 9th, 2006 08:24 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
sessifetHighdown Fair by Angelo Branduardi was the first English song I knew by heart and could sing properly. I think I was 8 when I learnt it. I remember singing it every day for a few weeks, driving my parents and sister absolutely stark raving bonkers in the process. In the end, though, they each decided independently that if they couldn't beat me, they'd join me. This led to an interesting impromptu performance one Sunday morning.
Highdown Fair
At Highdown fair for two farthings
My father bought me a little white mouse...
Along came a grey cat and ate up the white mouse
My father bought in the market square...
At Highdown fair for two farthings
My father bought me a little white mouse...
Along came a black dog and jumped on the grey cat
Who ate up the white mouse
My father bought in the market square...
At Highdown fair for two farthings
My father bought me a little white mouse...
Along came an old stick and beat off the black dog
Who jumped on the grey cat who ate up the white mouse
My father bought in the market square...
At Highdown fair for two farthings
My father bought me a little white mouse...
Along came a fire and burnt up the old stick
Which beat off the black dog
That jumped on the grey cat
Who ate up the white mouse
My father bought in the market square...
At Highdown fair for two farthings
My father bought me a little white mouse...
Along came sweet water and put out the fire
Which burnt up the old stick
Which beat off the black dog
That jumped on the grey cat
Who ate up the white mouse
My father bought in the market square...
At Highdown fair for two farthings
My father bought me a little white mouse...
Along came a great ox and drank all the water
Which put out the fire
Which burnt up the old stick
Which beat off the black dog
That jumped on the grey cat
Who ate up the white mouse
My father bought in the market square...
At Highdown fair for two farthings
My father bought me a little white mouse...
Along came a butcher and slaughtered the great ox
Which drunk all the water
Which put out the fire
Which burnt up the old stick
Which beat off the black dog
That jumped on the grey cat
Who ate up the white mouse
My father bought in the market square...
At Highdown fair for two farthings
My father bought me a little white mouse...
And the angel of death came by for the butcher
Who slaughtered the great ox
Which drunk all the water
Which put out the fire
Which burnt up the old stick
Which beat off the black dog
That jumped on the grey cat
Who ate up the white mouse
My father bought in the market square...
At Highdown fair for two farthings
My father bought me a little white mouse...
And last came the Lord, who threw down the angel
Who came for the butcher
Who slaughtered the great ox
Which drunk all the water
Which put out the fire
Which burnt up the old stick
Which beat off the black dog
That jumped on the grey cat
Who ate up the white mouse
My father bought in the market square...
Highdown Fair
At Highdown fair for two farthings
My father bought me a little white mouse...
Along came a grey cat and ate up the white mouse
My father bought in the market square...
At Highdown fair for two farthings
My father bought me a little white mouse...
Along came a black dog and jumped on the grey cat
Who ate up the white mouse
My father bought in the market square...
At Highdown fair for two farthings
My father bought me a little white mouse...
Along came an old stick and beat off the black dog
Who jumped on the grey cat who ate up the white mouse
My father bought in the market square...
At Highdown fair for two farthings
My father bought me a little white mouse...
Along came a fire and burnt up the old stick
Which beat off the black dog
That jumped on the grey cat
Who ate up the white mouse
My father bought in the market square...
At Highdown fair for two farthings
My father bought me a little white mouse...
Along came sweet water and put out the fire
Which burnt up the old stick
Which beat off the black dog
That jumped on the grey cat
Who ate up the white mouse
My father bought in the market square...
At Highdown fair for two farthings
My father bought me a little white mouse...
Along came a great ox and drank all the water
Which put out the fire
Which burnt up the old stick
Which beat off the black dog
That jumped on the grey cat
Who ate up the white mouse
My father bought in the market square...
At Highdown fair for two farthings
My father bought me a little white mouse...
Along came a butcher and slaughtered the great ox
Which drunk all the water
Which put out the fire
Which burnt up the old stick
Which beat off the black dog
That jumped on the grey cat
Who ate up the white mouse
My father bought in the market square...
At Highdown fair for two farthings
My father bought me a little white mouse...
And the angel of death came by for the butcher
Who slaughtered the great ox
Which drunk all the water
Which put out the fire
Which burnt up the old stick
Which beat off the black dog
That jumped on the grey cat
Who ate up the white mouse
My father bought in the market square...
At Highdown fair for two farthings
My father bought me a little white mouse...
And last came the Lord, who threw down the angel
Who came for the butcher
Who slaughtered the great ox
Which drunk all the water
Which put out the fire
Which burnt up the old stick
Which beat off the black dog
That jumped on the grey cat
Who ate up the white mouse
My father bought in the market square...
