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Member Since: May 2003 Posts: 10 Send Message	Alice	Report	31 Mar 2005 12:53
Member Since: May 2003 Posts: 10 Send Message	My Oxfordshire Grandfather used to recite this to me when I was a a little girl in the 1920`s. The word 'ha`penny' is pronounced 'haypenny' 'Ha`penny wet, ha`penny dry Fourpence ha`penny, ha`penny by Ha`penny behind, ha`penny before Fourpence ha`penny, ha`penny more.' This is all that I can remember. It adds up to sixpence (old money) Has anyone heard this before? Where does it come from? I have tried loads of websites and also googled without any success. Alice
Member Since: February 2003 Posts: 5,064 Send Message	BrianW	Report	31 Mar 2005 13:28
	Reminds me of : I've got sixpence Pretty little sixpence I've got sixpence The idol of my life I've twopence to spen Twopence to lend And twopence to send home to the wife. I am led to believe it was an old Navy ditty from when sailors got paid sixpence a day.
	Researching: Sherwood (Kent); Jesson (London); Worboys (Herts)
Member Since: May 2003 Posts: 10 Send Message	Alice	Report	31 Mar 2005 22:43
Member Since: May 2003 Posts: 10 Send Message	Thank you Roxanne and Dee for your replies............... Brian, I remember the song 'I`ve got sixpence' but we always sung the 4th line......... 'To last me all my life'.......it probably has had many versions over the years. Alice