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THE SWAPPING SONG |
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i When I was a little boy I lived by myself, And all the bread and cheese I had I kept upon the shelf
Refrain To my wing wong waddle ding, A jack-straw straddle ding, A John fair faddle ding, A long way's home.
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The rats and mice did give me such a life, I had to go to London to get me a wife.
3 The creeks were wide and the streets were narrow, And I had to bring her home in an old wheelbarrow.
4 Oh, my foot slipped and I got a fall, And away went wheelbarrow, wife and all.
5 I swapped my wheelbarrow and got me a mare, And then I rode from tare to tare (town?).
6 I swapped my mare and got me a mule, And then I rode like a gol-darned fool.
7 I swapped my mule and got me a cow, And in that trade I just learned how.
8 I swapped my cow and got me a calf, And in that trade I just lost half.
9 I swapped my calf and got me a sheep, And then I rode till I fell asleep.
io I swapped my sheep and got me a hen, And la! what a pretty thing I had then!
ii I swapped my hen and got me a rat, And I sat it on a haystack for two little cats.
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I swapped my rat and got me a mole,
And the dog-gone thing went straight to its hole! |
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