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Watercress​-​O

from Two in a Garden by Becky & Nicole

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Sometimes we are three in a garden, joined by Arthur Davis. We learned this from the singing of Riki Schneyer and from The Young Tradition (Heather Wood, Royston Wood, and Peter Bellamy).

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At five o'clock on a Sunday neet,
There's a man comes walkin' down our street,
You can hear him out in front of the row,
Crying, “Tuppence a basket, watercress-o!”
Watercress-o, watercress-o,
Crying, “tuppence a basket, watercress-o!”

Oh, come on, mam, it's time for tea,
Go and get tuppence and give it to me
That I may go out in front of the row
And fetch a little basket of watercress-o,
Watercress-o, watercress-o,
And fetch a little basket of watercress-o.

Kid, you don't know what you're asking of me,
If I had tuppence, I'd surely give it thee,
So you may go out in front of the row,
And fetch a little basket of watercress-o,
Watercress-o, watercress-o,
And fetch a little basket of watercress-o.

Our dad's on strike, kid, can't you see?
He scarce brings home enough to feed us wi',
And though it pains me to tell you “no”,
You'll have to do without your watercress-o,
Watercress-o, watercress-o,
You'll have to do without your watercress-o.

We're all in the union down our street,
And maybe he'll come back another week,
For until the strike is over, he might as well know,
He'll not sell much of his watercress-o,
Watercress-o, watercress-o,
He'll not sell much of his watercress-o.

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from Two in a Garden, released September 1, 2021
Roger Watson
With Arthur Davis, vocals

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Becky & Nicole Northampton, Massachusetts

With Becky’s background in shapenote music and Nicole’s in sea chanteys and maritime music, Becky & Nicole sing a wide variety of traditional and trad-adjacent songs with haunting harmonies, beautiful poetry, and fun choruses that get everyone singing. They began singing together at Swarthmore College over a decade ago and have been dear friends, music partners, and roadtrip buddies ever since. ... more

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