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In My Nursery

by Laura E. Richards

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The Monkeys And The Crocodile

  Five little monkeys
  Swinging from a tree;
Teasing Uncle Crocodile,
  Merry as can be.
Swinging high, swinging low,
  Swinging left and right:
“Dear Uncle Crocodile,
  Come and take a bite!”

  Five little monkeys
  Swinging in the air;
Heads up, tails up,
  Little do they care.
Swinging up, swinging down,
  Swinging far and near:
“Poor Uncle Crocodile,
  Aren’t you hungry, dear?”

  Four little monkeys
  Sitting in the tree;
Heads down, tails down,
  Dreary as can be.
Weeping loud, weeping low,
  Crying to each other:
“Wicked Uncle Crocodile,
  To gobble up our brother!”

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