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Aiken Drum

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There was a man lived in the moon, lived in the moon,     lived in the moon,     There was a man lived in the moon,     And his name was Aiken Drum,     And he played upon a ladle, a ladle, a ladle,     And he played upon a ladle,     And his name was Aiken Drum.     And his hat was made of good cream cheese,     And his name, &c.     And his coat was made of good roast beef,     And his name, &c.     And his buttons were made of penny loaves,     And his name, &c.     His waistcoat was made of crust of pies,     And his name, &c.     His breeches were made of haggis bags,     And his name, &c.     There was a man in another town,     And his name was Willy Wood;     And he played upon a razor,     And his name was Willy Wood.     And he ate up all the good cream cheese,     And his name, &c.     And he ate up all the good roast beef,     And his name, &c.     And he ate up all the penny loaves,     And his name, &c.     And he ate up all the good pie crust,     And his name, &c.     But he choked upon the haggis bags,     And there was an end of Willy Wood.

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