From the musical “Oliver”, 1959.
Words and music by Lionel Bart.
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
One boy, Boy for sale.
He’s going cheap.
Only seven guineas.
That — or thereabout
Small boy… Rather pale
Through lack of sleep.
Feed him gruel dinners.
Stop him getting stout.
If I should say he wasn’t very greedy
I could not, I’d be telling you a tale.
One boy, Boy for sale.
Come take a peep.
Have you ever seen as
Nice a boy for sale.