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Chapter 28

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Doctor Foster
Went to Glo'ster,
In a shower of rain;
He stepped in a puddle,
Up to his middle,
And never went there again.

22

Eggs, butter, cheese, bread,
Stick, stock, stone dead,
Stick him up, stick him down,
Stick him in the old man's crown.

23

For every evil under the sun,
There is a remedy, or there is none.
If there be one, try to find it,
If there be none, never mind it.

24

Four-and-twenty tailors went to kill a snail,
The bravest man among them dursn't touch her tail;
The snail put out her horns, like a little Kyloe cow,
Run, tailors, run, or she'll kill you all e'en now.

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Great A, little a,
Bouncing B!
The cat's in the cupboard,
And she can't see.

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Hark, hark,
The dogs do bark,
The beggars are coming to town:
Some in tags,
Some in rags,
And some in velvet gowns.

Here sits the Lord Mayor, (touching forehead)

Here sit his two men, (eyes)

Here sits the cock, (right cheek)

Here sits the hen, (left cheek)

Here sit the little chickens, (tip of nose)

Here they all run in; (mouth)

Chinchopper, chinchopper,

Chinchopper chin! (chuck the chin)