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   will do
   God bless you and your family too.

   Margaret Kenny.

   

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2. Rhymes

   

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   The pig is on the mire, The cow is on the grass, The man without a wife is better than an ass, "Let me up" says the woman, "Let me down" says the man, If I had a hammer I would hammer the bottom of an old tin can. I bought a pound of bacon. I fried it on the pan, No one will eat it but myself and Mary Anne. Margaret Gilligan.

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   Topics

   1. genre
      1. poetry
         1. folk poetry (~9,504)
   2. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
         1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Margaret Gilligan

   Gender

   Female

3. Rhymes

   

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   Molly in bed and the door wide open,
   The ass in the gap and the car out grazing.

   Margaret Teresa Shea.

   

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   See Saw magery jaw, Jenny shall
   have a new master,
   She shall have but a penny a day a
   penny a day,

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