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   'Twas like a ship without a belt,
   When the ship began to sail,
   'Twas like a bird without a tail,
   When the bird began to fly,
   'Twas like a needle in the sky,
   When the sky began to fall,
   The Lord have mercy on us all.

   John Barrett.

   

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2. Rhymes

   

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   A story and a story and a story is true An old man died and his belly got blue. Donald Burke. Jack the brat would eat no fat And his wife would eat no lean, Between them both, they skinned the goat, and licked the dishes clean. Donald Burke.

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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

   Donald Burke

   Gender

   Male

3. Rhymes

   

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   Christmas is coming and the geese are getting fat,
   Please put a penny in the old man's hat,
   If you haven't a penny a halfpenny will do
   God bless you and your family too.

   Margaret Kenny

   

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