I had a penny, br A bright new penny, br I took my penny br To the market square. br I wanted a rabbit, br A little brown rabbit, br And I looked for a rabbit br 'Most everywhere. br br For I went to the stall where they sold sweet lavender br ("Only a penny for a bunch of lavender!"). br "Have you got a rabbit, 'cos I don't want lavender?" br But they hadn't got a rabbit, not anywhere there. br br I had a penny, br And I had another penny, br I took my pennies br To the market square. br I did want a rabbit, br A little baby rabbit, br And I looked for rabbits br 'Most everywhere. br br And I went to the stall where they sold fresh mackerel br ("Now then! Tuppence for a fresh-caught mackerel!"). br "Have you got a rabbit, 'cos I don't like mackerel?" br But they hadn't got a rabbit, not anywhere there. br br I found a sixpence, br A little white sixpence. br I took it in my hand br To the market square. br I was buying my rabbit br I do like rabbits), br And I looked for my rabbit br 'Most everywhere. br br So I went to the stall where they sold fine saucepans br ("Walk up, walk up, sixpence for a saucepan!"). br "Could I have a rabbit, 'cos we've got two saucepans?" br But they hadn't got a rabbit, not anywhere there. br br I had nuffin', br No, I hadn't got nuffin', br So I didn't go down br To the market square; br But I walked on the common, br The old-gold common...