name and lyrics for dittie

the only words I know are

I am so blind I cannot see,I did not bring my specs with me"
As far as I know it is an english children's song

Any help would be appreciated
Thanks

I believe it's called My Eyes Are Dim.



There was cheese, cheese, wafting on the breeze,
In the stores, In the stores,
There was ham, ham, mixed up with the jam,
In the Quartermaster's Stores.

My eyes are dim I cannot see,
I have not brought my specs with me,
I have not bought my specs with me.

There was bread, bread, just like lumps of lead,
In the stores. In the stores,
There were buns, buns, and bullets for the guns,
In the Quartermaster's Stores.

My eyes are dim I cannot see,
I have not brought my specs with me,
I have not bought my specs with me.

There were mice, mice, eating up the rice,
In the stores. In the stores.
There were rats, rats, big as blooming cats
In the Quartermaster's Stores.

My eyes are dim I cannot see,
I have not brought my specs with me,
I have not bought my specs with me.

There is meat, meat, meat you couldn't eat,
In the stores. In the stores.
There were eggs, eggs, nearly growing legs,
In the Quartermaster's Stores.

My eyes are dim I cannot see,
I have not brought my specs with me,
I have not bought my specs with me.

There is beer, beer that you can't get near,
In the stores. In the stores.
There is rum, rum, for the general's tum,
In the Quartermaster's Stores.

My eyes are dim I cannot see,
I have not brought my specs with me,
I have not bought my specs with me.

There was cake, cake, cake you couldn't break,
In the stores. In the stores.
There were flies, flies, feeding on the pies,
In the Quartermaster's Stores.

My eyes are dim I cannot see,
I have not brought my specs with me,
I have not bought my specs with me.

WOW, F A b Scott! I've never heard that version before! This is what I'm used to hearing:

There was cheese, cheese, walking on its knees
In the store, in the store.
There was cheese, cheese, walking on its knees
In the corner grocery store.


My eyes are dim, I cannot see,
I have not brought my specs with me
I have not brought my specs with me.

There were plums, plums, twiddling their thumbs
In the store, in the store.
There were plums, plums, twiddling their thumbs
In the corner grocery store.

My eyes are dim, I cannot see,
I have not brought my specs with me
I have not brought my specs with me.

There was corn, corn, blowing on a horn
In the store, in the store.
There was corn, corn, blowing on a horn
In the corner grocery store.

My eyes are dim, I cannot see,
I have not brought my specs with me
I have not brought my specs with me.

There were beans, beans, trying on some jeans
In the store, in the store.
There were beans, beans, trying on some jeans
In the corner grocery store.

My eyes are dim, I cannot see,
I have not brought my specs with me
I have not brought my specs with me.

There was more, more, just inside the door
In the store, in the store.
There was more, much more, just inside the door
In the corner grocery store.

Haha, yeah there's probably other versions too.