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    A Tog of War rope
    53. As I went through a muddy gap,
    O met my Uncle Davy,
    I knocked him down, and sucked his blood,
    And left him lying easy?
    Drinking a bottle of whiskey.
    54. Blackie and whitie went up the hill,
    blackie came back and left whitie behind?
    A hen laying an egg.
    55. I went up the little road,
    I went down the little road,
    And I brought the little road on my back?
    A ladder.
    56. Why is a pig in a parlour like a house on fire?
    Because the sooner he's put out the better.
    57. Why does a hen pick the potstick?
    Because she cant lick it.
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Agnes Tackney
    Gender
    Female