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Bo Peep she left her wandering, sheep, Bay Blue he blew his horn,
And sent the Knave of Hearts to tell the Maiden all Forlorn.
John Barleycorn he heard the news, and Tom the Piper’s San,
And Tom set out to find John Stout es fast as he could run.

The story shocked Miss Muffet so she dropped her curds and whey
And flew to Mother Hubbard’s house, but found her gone away
To buy her poor old dog, a bone and so she bid Jack Sprat
As he was lecturing Tommy Green for drowning, pussy cat.

Brave Tommy Wicker stopped his song at
  hearing what she said,
And, quite forgetting supper-time, his butter
  and his bread.
To Mary Quite Contrary went, as in the
  garden row
She raked the shells and silver bells
  that she had coaxed to grow!

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