As I was going to Banbury Ri fol latitee O As I was going to Banbury I saw a line coddlin apple tree With a ri fol latitee O
And when the coddlins began to fall Ri fol latitee O And when the coddlins began to fall I found five hundred men in all With a ri fol latitee O
And one of the men I saw was dead Ri fol latitee O And one of the men I saw was dead So I sent for a hatchet to open his head With a ri fol latitee O
And in his head I found a spring Ri fol latitee O And in his head I found a spring And seven young salmon a learning to sing With a ri fol latitee O
And one of the salmon as big as I Ri fol latitee O And one of the salmon as big as I Now do you not think I am telling a lie? With a ri fol latitee O
And one of the salmon as big as an elf Ri fol latitee O And one of the salmon as big as an elf - If you want any more you must sing it yourself With a ri fol latitee O