Old Roger is dead and laid in his grave,
Laid in his grave, laid in his grave;
Old Roger is dead and laid in his grave,
H’m ha! laid in his grave.
They planted an apple tree over his head,
Over his head, over his head;
They planted an apple tree over his head,
H’m ha! over his head.
The apples grew ripe and ready to fall,
Ready to fall, ready to fall;
The apples grew ripe and ready to fall,
H’m ha! ready to fall.
There came an old woman a-picking them all,
A-picking them all, a-picking them all;
There came an old woman a-picking them all,
H’m ha! picking them all.
Old Roger jumps up and gives her a knock,
Gives her a knock, gives her a knock;
Which makes the old woman go hipperty-hop,
H’m ha! Hippertry-hop.
Две версии песенки о покойнике
↑ Первоначальный вариант народной песенки назывался “Oliver Cromwell lay buried and dead” и относился к событиям связанным с ниспровержением Оливера Кромвеля и реставрацией монархии:
Oliver Cromwell lay buried and dead,
Hee-haw, buried and dead,
There grew an old apple-tree over his head,
Hee-haw, over his head.
The apples were ripe and ready to fall,
Hee-haw, ready to fall,
There came an old woman to gather them all,
Hee-haw, gather them all.
Oliver rose and gave her a drop,
Hee-haw, gave her a drop,
Which made the old woman go hippety hop,
Hee-haw, hippety hop.
The saddle and bridle, they lie on the shelf,
Hee-haw, lie on the shelf,
If you want any more your can sing it yourself,
Hee-haw, sing it yourself.
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