Market Square

[Intro ]
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[Verso 1]
 
D 
I had a penny, 
G 
A bright new penny, 
D 
I took my penny 
A 
To the market square. 
D 
I wanted a rabbit, 
G 
A little brown rabbit, 
D 
And I looked for a rabbit 
      A       D 
'Most everywhere. 
      Bm                           D          A 
For I went to the stall where they sold sweet lavender 
Bm                  D        A 
"Only a penny for a bunch of lavender!" 
Bm                             D          A 
"Have you got a rabbit, 'cos I don't want lavender?" 
         D                        A        D 
But they hadn't got a rabbit, not anywhere there. 
 


[Verso 2]
 
D 
I had a penny, 
G 
And I had another penny, 
D 
I took my pennies 
A 
To the market square. 
D 
I did want a rabbit, 
G 
A little baby rabbit, 
D 
And I looked for rabbits 
      A 
'Most everywhere. 
      Bm                           D          A 
And I went to the stall where they sold fresh mackerel 
Bm                  D        A 
"Now then! Tuppence for a fresh-caught mackerel!" 
Bm                             D          A 
"Have you got a rabbit, 'cos I don't like mackerel?" 
         D                        A        D 
But they hadn't got a rabbit, not anywhere there. 
 


[Verso 3]
 
D 
I found a sixpence, 
G 
A little white sixpence. 
D 
I took it in my hand 
A 
To the market square. 
D 
I was buying my rabbit 
G 
I do like rabbits), 
D 
And I looked for my rabbit 
      A 
'Most everywhere. 
      Bm                           D          A 
So I went to the stall where they sold fine saucepans 
Bm                    D           A 
"Roll up, roll up, sixpence for a saucepan!" 
Bm                                 D       A 
"Could I have a rabbit, 'cos we've got two saucepans?" 
         D                        A        D 
But they hadn't got a rabbit, not anywhere there. 
 


[Verso 4]
 
D 
I had nuffin', 
G 
No, I hadn't got nuffin', 
D 
So I didn't go down 
A 
To the market square; 
D 
But I walked on the common, 
G 
The old-gold common... 
D 
And I saw little rabbits 
A 
'Most everywhere! 
      Bm                      D          A 
So I'm sorry for the guys who sell fine saucepans, 
Bm                         D          A 
I'm sorry for the guys who sell fresh mackerel, 
Bm                         D          A 
I'm sorry for the guys who sell sweet lavender, 
          D                         A        D 
'Cos they haven't got a rabbit, not anywhere there!