Four Farthings For Four Chews

Four Farthing For Four Chews. We only had a penny each but it could buy four chews In the days when it was four farthings to a penny Glass jars lined up like soldiers; it was so hard to choose There were not lots of flavours, but there was many… In the days when it was four farthings to a penny Then they changed it to halfpennies, but not the price of the chew There were not lots of flavours, but there was many… When they cut the penny, not into four, but into two Then they changed it to halfpennies, but not the price of the chew Now we could not even buy four sweets When they cut the penny, not into four, but into two Pocket money could not now buy the treats Now we could not even buy four sweets Glass jars lined up like soldiers; it was so hard to choose Pocket money could not now buy the treats We only had a penny each, but it could buy four chews. Entry for Pantoum Contest © ~GG~ 06 09 2012 England Chews Different types of individually wrapped sweets. Decimalisation meant we could not get four for a penny any more only two.