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The Little Cock-Sparrow

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1     A little cock-sparrow sat on a high tree,     A little cock-sparrow sat on a high tree,     A little cock-sparrow sat on a high tree,     And he chirrupped, he chirrupped so merrily.     He chirrupped, he chirrupped, he chirrupped, he chirrupped,     He chirrupped, he chirrupped, he chirrupped, he chirrupped,     A little cock-sparrow sat on a high tree,     And he chirrupped, he chirrupped so merrily. 2     A naughty little boy with a bow and arrow,     Determined to shoot this little cock-sparrow; 3     For this little cock-sparrow would make a nice stew,     And his giblets would make a nice little pie too. 4     "Oh, no," says cock-sparrow, "I won't make a stew,"     And he fluttered his wings, and away he flew.

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