Pop Goes the Weasel!!!

Half a pound of tuppenny rice,
Half a pound of treacle.
That’s the way the money goes,
Pop! goes the weasel.

Up and down the city road,
In and out the Eagle,
That’s the way the money goes,
Pop! goes the weasel.

For you may try to sew and sew,
But you'll never make anything regal,
That’s the way the money goes,
Pop! goes the weasel.

The monkey and the weasel fought,
The weasel's really feeble,
The monkey punched him in the face,
Pop! goes the weasel.

A penny for a spool of thread,
A penny for a needle—
That's the way the money goes,
Pop! goes the weasel.

I had always found this little rhyme very intriguing. I knew it was not just another nonsensical verse meant for kids. I was pretty sure it had some surrogate implication. Well, I was right! Check the link below for the actual meaning of this seemingly innocent rhyme.

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