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   “There was a wee woman, there was a wee man, there was a wee pot, there was a wee pan.”

   

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   kid did nothing on me." She called on the stick to beat the dog. Says the stick: "I'll not, for the dog did nothing on me." She called on the fire to burn the stick. Says the fire: "I'll not, for the stick did nothing on me". She called in the water to drown the fire. Says the water "I'll not, for the fire did nothing on me." She called on the bull to drink the water. Says the bull: "I'll not, for the water did nothing on me." She called on the butcher to kill the bull: Says the butcher "I'll not, for the bull did nothing on me." She called on the rope to hang the butcher. Says the rope: "I'll not, for the butcher did nothing on me." She called on the rat to eat the rope. Says the rat: "I'll not, for the rope did nothing on me."She called on the cat to kill the rat. Says the cat: "I'll not, till I get some milk." She called on the cow to give her some milk. Says the cow: "I'll not, till I get some mash." "You'll soon get that," says the wee woman. When the cow got the mash she gave some milk. When the cat got the milk she ran at the rat; the rat ran at the rope: the rope ran at the butcher: the butcher ran at the bull, the bull ran at the water: the water ran at the fire: the fire

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   History Edit

   Language

   English

   Informant

   Abraham Flanagan

   Gender

   Male