Gay go up and gay go down To ring the bells of London town . . . "You owe me ten shillings!" Say the bells of St. Helen's. "When will you pay me?" Say the bells of Old Bailey. "When I shall grow rich?" Say the bells of Shot-editch. "Pray when will that be?" Say the bells of Stepnev. "IDONOTKNOW!" Says the great bell at Bow. Old jingle.
By tradition the true London Cockney was "horn within sound of Bow bells" ringing from the tower...
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