Origins
The song is mentioned in November, 1855 in England in the Thirtieth Annual Report Of The National Society For Promoting The Education Of The Poor, including alternative, more wholesome lyrics. A music sheet acquired by the British Library in 1853 described a dance, 'Pop! Goes the Weasel', which was, according to the music sheet, 'An Old English Dance, as performed at Her Majesty's & The Nobilities Balls, with the Original Music'. It had a tune very similar to that used today and only the words "Pop! Goes the Weasel". There is evidence that several people tried to add lyrics to the popular tune. The following verse had been written by 1856 when it was quoted in a performance at the Theatre Royal:
- Up and down the City Road
- In and out the Eagle
- That's the way the money goes
- Pop! goes the weasel.
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