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The Wolf.

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OH, yes, the Wolf is bad, it's true;     But how with-out him could we do?     If there were not a wolf, what good     Would be the tale of RID-ING-HOOD?     The Lit-tle Child from sin will fly     When told the wick-ed Wolf is nigh;     And when, ar-rived at Man's es-tate,     He hears the Wolf out-side his gate,     He knows it's time to put a-way     I-dle fri-vol-i-ty and play.     That's how (but do not men-tion it)     This prim-er hap-pened to be writ.

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"OH, yes, the Wolf is bad, it's true;..."

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