To market, to market, to buy a plum-cake
This old nursery rhyme is called “To market, to market, to buy a plum-cake” — enjoy your reading!
“To market, to market, to buy a plum-cake,
Back again, back again, baby is late;
To market, to market, to buy a plum-bun,
Back again, back again, market is done.”
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