Saw Ye Aught Of My Love A Coming From The Market?

Saw ye aught of my love a-coming from the market?
A peck of meal upon her back,
A babby in her basket;
Saw ye aught of my love a-coming from the market?

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  • bibalu says:
    May 6, 2009 at 1:03 AM

    “Aught” is the interrogative meaning of “at all”: this sentence means simply, “Did you see my love at all coming from the market?”.
    “A peck” is a measurement of dry goods equaling two gallons.

    This rhyme can be found in The Real Mother Goose (1916), illustrated by Blanche Fisher Wright.

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