We went down,
To the market place,
The day was great,
Our fingers laced,
But when I heard,
What some folks said,
It gave me dread from toes to head,
It would have been better,
If the posters we first read,
But when he asked what the people sold,
I wished he never asked,
For we were told:

"Cheese! Cheese! Buy some cheese!"

No! Get that cheese away from me!

"Cheese! Cheese! Pay one get two!"

I need to pass them, what do I do?

"Cheese! Cheese! Do you want some more?"

I told my man if he did,

He would get left at the door,

"Cheese! Cheese! Taste some Miss!"

If I only knew,
That it would come to this,

"Dear, dear, do you not want cheese?"

No, I would rather have bread and a cup of-
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