Oranges and lemons,
Say the bells of St. Clement’s.
You owe me five farthings,
Say the bells of St. Martin’s.
When will you pay me?
Say the bells of Old Bailey.
When I grow rich,
Say the bells of Shoreditch.
When will that be?
Say the bells of Stepney.
I do not know,
Says the great bell of Bow.
Here comes a candle to light you to bed,
And here comes a chopper to chop off your head!
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oranges_and_Lemons
In response to The Daily Post’s weekly photo challenge: “Yellow.”
Poems and Petals 
Great poem!!
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Thanks, it is an old nursery rhyme that just popped into my head, I’ve included the link below 🙂
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Oh my god I love this nursery rhyme its my favorite.
I use to just randomly say it all the time.
Lol why am I crying ?
Sigh. I really love this poem.
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Glad you enjoy it, the title just popped into my head when I was trying to look up yellow images, and I saw this one and thought, oranges and lemons the rhyme from my childhood! The last verse is a bit harsh 🙂
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Lol it was a big part of my childhood too. I almost swore I was the only one that new that poem.
I think I liked the last part best. Its a nursery rhyme that actually said something Idk… Not made up
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Yes we used to sing quite loudly and gleefully “here comes a chopper to chop of your head”, complete with actions 🙂
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