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HINKY, PINKY, PEARLY EARL

Hinky, pinky, pearly earl, Twenty n.o.bles and a churl; Some are fat and some are lean, One in red and one in green-- Prior, priest, and pearly earl, Twenty n.o.bles and a churl.

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TIPSY TOM

Tipsy Tom, the naughty fellow, Dressed his wife in pink and yellow, Set her in an apple tree, And said: "Now catch a b.u.mblebee."

JOLLY JINKS

Jolly Jinks, the sailor man, Went to sea in an oyster can.

But he found the water wet, Fishes got into his net, So he pulled his boat to sh.o.r.e And vowed he'd sail the seas no more.

TRANSFORMATION

Auntie Ellen found her poodle-- Mercy! Goodness sake!-- Playing with the mully-wumps Down along the lake.

And when she called him tenderly He didn't want to come; It took her over half an hour To get the rascal home.

She washed him well with shaving-soap, Pumice stone and lye, She showered him and she scoured him And she hung him up to dry.

And now he sits there quite serene, The sweetest poodle ever seen.

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THE THIEF CHASE

Bricks and bones!

Sticks and stones!

I chased a thief through twenty zones.

I found his hat On Ararat, And hurried on as quick as scat.

In a day or two I found his shoe Where he had sailed for Timbuktu.

I met the goat That ate his coat Upon the road to Terre Haute.

At last all worn And quite forlorn I chased him up the Matterhorn.

SOMEBODY

Somebody give me a peanut, Somebody give me a pear; I want to go down to the circus And feed all the animals there.

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CONSOLATION

A dime and a dollar Took me by the collar And whispered this word in my ear:

"We must leave you to-morrow, But prithee don't sorrow, We'll come back to see you next year."

THE ROBIN AND THE SQUIRREL

Said the Robin to the Squirrel, "How d' you do?"

Said the Squirrel to the Robin, "How are you?"

"Oh, I've got some cherry pies, And a half a dozen flies, And a kettle full of beetles on to stew."

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Said the Squirrel to the Robin, "How d' you do?"

Said the Robin to the Squirrel, "How are you?"

"I've a nest that's nice and neat, And a wife that can't be beat, And I'm every bit as happy now as you."