Sheet Music Lyrics

Pop goes the Weasel
Arranger: Charles Twiggs

When de night walks in, as black as a sheep,
And de hen and her eggs am fast asleep,
Den into her nest with a sarpent's creep,
"Pop goes de Weasel."
Oh all de dance dat ebber was plann'd
To galvanize de heel and de hand,
Dar's none dat moves so gay and grand
As "Pop goes the Weasel."
De lover, when he pants t'rough fear,
To pop de question to his dear,
He joins dis dance, den in her ear,
"Pop goes de Weasel."

Queen Victoria's very sick, 
Napoleon's got the measels,
Sebastopol is won at last, 
"Pop goes de Weasel."
All around the cobblers house,
The monkey chased the people,
The minister kiss'd the deacons wife,
"Pop goes de Weasel."
A penny for a ball of thread,
A farthing for a needle,
That's the way the money goes,
"Pop goes de Weasel."

John Bull tells, in de ole cows hum,
How Uncle Sam used Uncle Tom,
While he makes some white slaves at home,
By "Pop goes de Weasel."
He talks about a friendly trip
To Cuba in a steam warship,
But Uncle Sam may make him skip
By "Pop goes de Weasel."
He's senging forth his iron houds
To bark us off de fishin' grounds,
He'd best beware of Freedom's sounds 
Ob "Pop goes de Weasel."

De temperance folks from Souf to Main,
Against all liquor spout and strain,
But when dey feels an ugly pain
Den "Pop goes de Weasel."
All New York in rush now whirls
Whar de World's Fair its flag unfurls,
But de best World's Fair am when our girls
Dance "Pop goes de Weasel."
Den form two lines as straight as a string,
Dance in and out, den three in a ring,
Dive under like de duck, and sing
"Pop goes de Weasel."

My wife she is very sick,
The baby's got the measles,
Sally's got the whooping cough,
"Pop goes de Weasel."
Forward two and balansay,
Cross hand with Sally Teazle,
Oh gracious what a time I had
Singing pop goes the Weasel.
All around the cobblers house,
The monkey chased the people,
The minister kiss'd the deacon's wife,
"Pop goes de Weasel."