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Rilloby-Rill

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Grasshoppers four a-fiddling went,                     Heigh-ho! never be still!         They earned but little towards their rent         But all day long with their elbows bent                     They fiddled a tune called Rilloby-rilloby,                     Fiddled a tune called Rilloby-rill.         Grasshoppers soon on Fairies came,                     Heigh-ho! never be still!         Fairies asked with a manner of blame,         "Where do you come from, what is your name?                     What do you want with your Rilloby-rilloby,                     What do you want with your Rilloby-rill?"         "Madam, you see before you stand,                     Heigh-ho! never be still!         The Old Original Favourite Grand         Grasshopper's Green Herbarian Band,                     And the tune we play is Rilloby-rilloby,                     Madam, the tune is Rilloby-rill."         Fairies hadn't a word to say,                     Heigh-ho! never be still!         Fairies seldom are sweet by day,         But the Grasshoppers merrily fiddled away,                     O but they played with a willoby-rilloby,                     O but they played with a willoby-will!         Fairies slumber and sulk at noon,                     Heigh-ho! never be still!         But at last the kind old motherly moon         Brought them dew in a silver spoon,                     And they turned to ask for Rilloby-rilloby,                     One more round of Rilloby-rill.         Ah! but nobody now replied,                     Heigh-ho! never be still!         When day went down the music died,         Grasshoppers four lay side by side,                     And there was an end of their Rilloby-rilloby,                     There was an end of their Rilloby-rill.

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