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The Gurgling Imps

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The Gurgling Imps of Mummery Mum      Lived in the Land of the Crimson Plum,      And a language very strange had they,      'Twas merely a chattering ricochet.      The Gurgling Imps of Mummery Mum      Caught hummingbirds for the sake of the hum,      Their cheeks were flushed with a sable tinge,      Their eyelids hung on a silver hinge.      The Gurgling Imps of Mummery Mum      Called each other "My charming chum,"      And floated in tears of joy to see      Their relatives hung in a cranberry tree.      The Gurgling Imps of Mummery Mum      Stole the whole of a half of a crumb,      And a wind arose and blew the Imps      Way off to the Land of the Lazy Limps.

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