Eggs In Her Basket It’s of two young sailor lads out a-walking With their pockets being both lined with gold As they went a-walking and civilly talking O some fair pretty damsel they do behold O lady, lady can I carry your basket? O there’s eggs in the basket oh do take care, And if you should chance to outwalk me, At the halfway house you’ll find me later there. These two young men they start out walking Until they come to the halfway house O landlord, landlord have you any bacon? For in my basket I’ve eggs to fry O that landlord went out to the basket A-thinking he’d got eggs to fry O say young man ain’t you mistaken O for in this basket we’ve got a child. Up steps this Nancy o dearest Nancy That had taken to bed last Whitsuntide We got this young child since I came your fancy So now gay fiddler you’ve got to pay. That child’s not ours, lovely Nancy He’s no babe o’ mine nor no friends beside I will take it I’ll kindly treat it If you will say all my money’s paid Oh that young man went up to the basket He’s kicked it around and around the floor Oh since it is done I will surely pay it But damn me if I do eat eggs anymore