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1820–1897

THE GYPSY'S SELLING SONG.

Jean Ingelow

My good man — he's an old, old man — And my good man got a fall, To buy me a bargain so fast he ran When he heard the gypsies call:

“Buy, buy brushes, Baskets wrought o’ rushes. Buy them, buy them, take them, try them, Buy, dames all.”

My old man, he has money and land, And a young, young wife am I. Let him put the penny in my white hand When he hears the gypsies cry:

“Buy, buy laces, Veils to screen your faces. Buy them, buy them, take and try them. Buy, maids, buy.”

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