"you pays your money"

[sagehen]

Scot writes:
>I wonder if the form of the verb(s) here come from actual usage or just the
>attempt to appear colloquial.
>
>~~~~~~~~~~
The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations  gives this as "Anon." & mentions a
peepshow rhyme.

For some reason I've always associated it with a Dickens character, but
can't think which one.

Jimmy Durante (or maybe Bill Bendix) used to use it & it came out something
like "Yer pays yer money & yer takes yer cherce."  I'm sure of the "cherce"
but not so sure of the "yer"s.

AM


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