These are the cries of London town some go up street, some go down.
Cries of London
Song Cycle by Luciano Berio (1925 - 2003)
1. These are the cries of London town  [sung text checked 1 time]
Language: English
Authorship:
- by Anonymous / Unidentified Author, well-known phrases of vendors on the streets of old London.
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Researcher for this page: John Versmoren2. Where are ye fair maids  [sung text checked 1 time]
Language: English
Where are ye fair maids that have need of our trades? I sell you a rare confection. Will you have your face spread either with white or red? My drugs are no dregs for I love the white of eggs made in rare confection. Will ye buy any fair complexion?
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- by Anonymous / Unidentified Author, well-known phrases of vendors on the streets of old London.
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Researcher for this page: John Versmoren4. Garlic, good garlic  [sung text checked 1 time]
Language: English
Garlic, good garlic the best of all the cries. It is the physic 'gainst all the maladies. It is my chiefest wealth, good garlic for the cry. And if you lose your health my garlic then come buy, my garlic come to buy.
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- by Anonymous / Unidentified Author, well-known phrases of vendors on the streets of old London.
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Researcher for this page: John Versmoren6. Money, penny come to me  [sung text checked 1 time]
Language: English
Money, penny come to me I sell old clothes. For one penny, for two pennies old clothes to sell. If I had as much money as I could tell I never would cry old clothes to sell.
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- by Anonymous / Unidentified Author, well-known phrases of vendors on the streets of old London.
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Researcher for this page: John Versmoren7. Come (buy/ some  [sung text checked 1 time]
Language: English
Come (buy some old cry to me) Come some go up street some go down I sell old clothes and if you lose your health my garlic then come buy Cry (some go up go own) Money (to me) Penny (come buy me old cries) Come buy some go up street some go down old clothes to sell garlic good garlic my garlic then come buy if I had as much money as I could tell I never would cry old clothes to sell some go up street some go down Down these are the cries of London town Some (some go . . .)
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- by Anonymous / Unidentified Author, well-known phrases of vendors on the streets of old London.
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Researcher for this page: John VersmorenTotal word count: 250