lossoms are peeping around.

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There was an old woman, and what do you think?
She liv'd upon nothing -- but victuals and drink:
Victuals and drink were the chief of her diet,
And yet this old lady scarce ever was quiet.

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The rose is red, the violet blue,
The gillyflower sweet -- and so are you.
These are the words you bade me say
For a pair of new gloves on Easter-day.

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Great A, little a, bouncing B,
The Cat's in the Cupboard, and she can't see.

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The little black dog ran round the house,
And set the bull a roaring,
And drove the monkey in the boat,
Who set the oars a rowing,
And scared the cock upon the rock,
Who cracked his throat with crowing.

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Oh, what a sweet little white Mouse!
Oh, what a dear little bright Mouse!
With his eyes of pink,
Going winky-wink,
Oh, what a sweet little white Mouse.

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My little Pink,
I suppose you think,
I cannot do without you,
I'll let you know
Before I go,
How little I care about you.

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Tell tale tit, your tongue shall be slit,
And all the dogs in our town shall have a bit.

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Saturday night shall be my whole care
To powder my locks and curl my hair;
On Sunday morning my love will come in
And marry me then with a pretty gold ring.

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Dear Sensibility, O la!
I heard a little lamb cry, baa!
Says I, "So you have lost mamma?"
"Ah!"

The little lamb, as I said so,
Frisking about the fields did go,
And, frisking, trod upon my toe.
"Oh!"

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Pease porridge hot, pease porridge cold,
Pease porridge in the pot nine days old.
Can you spell that with four letters?
Yes, I can -- T H A T.

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There was a man in our town,
And he was wond'rous wise,
He jump'd into a bramble-bush,
And scratch'd out both his eyes;
And when he saw his eyes were out,
With all his might and main
He jump'd into another bush,
And scratch'd them in again.

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As I was going to sell my eggs,
I met a