Into the basin
put the plums,
Stir-about, stir-about,
stir-about!
Next the good
white flour comes,
Stir-about, stir-about,
stir about!
Sugar and peel
and eggs and spice,
Stir-about, stir-about,
stir-about!
Mix them and fix them
and cook them twice,
Stir-about, stir-about,
stir-about!
