Highdown Fair

Angelo Branduardi

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[Intro] (x2) [Verse] At Highdown fair for two farthings my father bought me a little white mouse 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 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 on 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 burned up the old stick witch 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 witch burned up the old stick witch 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 drunk all the water witch put out the fire witch burned up the old stick witch 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 witch put out the fire witch burned up the old stick witch beat off the black dog that jumped on the grey cat who ate up the white mouse my father bought in the market square (repeat pattern for around a verse)                                     And the Angel of Death came for the butcher who slaughtered the great ox which drunk all the water witch put out the fire witch burned up the old stick witch 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 witch put out the fire witch burned up the old stick witch beat off the black dog that jumped on the grey cat who ate up the white mouse my father bought in the market square 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 witch put out the fire witch burned up the old stick witch 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

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