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The Big Book of Nursery Rhymes

by Walter Jerrold

48 of 190 · Contents · Download EPUB

The Orange Stealer

Dingty, diddledy, my mammy’s maid,
She stole oranges, I’m afraid;
Some in her pockets, some in her sleeve,
She stole oranges, I do believe.

I love Sixpence

LOVE sixpence, a jolly, jolly sixpence,
  I love sixpence as my life;
I spent a penny of it, I spent a penny of it,
  I took a penny home to my wife.

I love fourpence, a jolly, jolly fourpence,
  I love fourpence as my life;
I spent two pence of it, I spent two pence of it,
  And I took two pence home to my wife.

I love nothing, a jolly, jolly nothing,
  I love nothing as my life;
I spent nothing of it, I spent nothing of it,
  I took nothing home to my wife.

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