Oranges and Lemons is an English nursery rhyme. The lyrics are as follows:
- "Oranges and Lemons" say the bells of St. Clements.
- "You owe me five farthings" say the bells of St. Martins.
- "When will you pay me" say the bells of Old Bailey.
- "When I grow rich" say the bells of Shoreditch.
- "When will that be" say the bells of Stepney.
- "That I don't know" says the great Bell of Bow.
The nursery rhyme figures in Nineteen Eighty-Four as a symbol of forgotten and forbidden knowledge.
The song is used in a children's party game with the same name, in which the players file, in pairs, through an arch made by two of them, who join both hands. A couplet is added at the end:
- Here comes a candle to light you to bed.
- Here comes a chopper to chop off your HEAD.