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

Often a second verse is added:

Every night when I go out,The monkey’s on the table,Take a stick and knock it off,Pop! goes the weasel.

And:

Up and down the city roadIn and out the Eagle.That’s the way the money goes,Pop! goes the weasel.'Round and 'round the cobbler's benchThe monkey chased the weasel,The monkey thought 'twas all in funPop! Goes the weasel.A penny for a spool of threadA penny for a needle,That's the way the money goes,Pop! Goes the weasel