Cherry Ripe (song)

Cherry Ripe is an English song with words by poet Robert Herrick (1591–1674) and music by Charles Edward Horn (1786–1849) which contains the refrain, Cherry ripe, cherry ripe, Ripe I cry,Full and fair onesCome and buy.Cherry ripe, cherry ripe,Ripe I cry,Full and fair ones Come and buy. An earlier poem by Thomas Campion (1567–1620) used the same title Cherry Ripe, and has other similarities. It is thought that the refrain originated as a trader's street cry.

Cherry Ripe (song)

Cherry Ripe is an English song with words by poet Robert Herrick (1591–1674) and music by Charles Edward Horn (1786–1849) which contains the refrain, Cherry ripe, cherry ripe, Ripe I cry,Full and fair onesCome and buy.Cherry ripe, cherry ripe,Ripe I cry,Full and fair ones Come and buy. An earlier poem by Thomas Campion (1567–1620) used the same title Cherry Ripe, and has other similarities. It is thought that the refrain originated as a trader's street cry.