Mythology & Folklore
To market, to market, to buy a plum-cake
From The Nursery Rhymes of England, collected by J. O. Halliwell (London: Warne; first ed. 1842; this printing 1886)
Mythology & Folklore
To market, to market, to buy a plum-cake,
Back again, back again, baby is late;
To market, to market, to buy a plum-bun,
Back again, back again, market is done.
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Codex Note
Halliwell's class: Relics.
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Anonymous (English nursery rhymes). “To market, to market, to buy a plum-cake.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-english-nursery-rhymes/650/.
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Anonymous (English nursery rhymes). “To market, to market, to buy a plum-cake.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-english-nursery-rhymes/650/.
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