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59 lines
1.4 KiB
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In winter, when the fields are white,
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I sing this song for your delight.
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In spring, when woods are getting green,
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I'll try and tell you what I mean:
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In summer, when the days are long,
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Perhaps you'll understand the song:
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In autumn, when the leaves are brown,
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Take pen and ink, and write it down.
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I sent a message to the fish:
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I told them, 'This is what I wish.'
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The little fishes of the sea,
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They sent an answer back to me.
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The little fishes' answer was
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'We cannot do it, Sir, because--'
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I sent to them again to say
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'It will be better to obey.'
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The fishes answered, with a grin,
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'Why, what a temper you are in!'
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I told them once, I told them twice:
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They would not listen to advice.
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I took a kettle large and new,
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Fit for the deed I had to do.
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My heart went hop, my heart went thump:
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I filled the kettle at the pump.
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Then someone came to me and said
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'The little fishes are in bed.'
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I said to him, I said it plain,
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'Then you must wake them up again.'
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I said it very loud and clear:
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I went and shouted in his ear.
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But he was very stiff and proud:
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He said, 'You needn't shout so loud!'
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And he was very proud and stiff:
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He said 'I'd go and wake them, if--'
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I took a corkscrew from the shelf:
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I went to wake them up myself.
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And when I found the door was locked,
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I pulled and pushed and kicked and knocked.
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And when I found the door was shut,
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I tried to turn the handle, but-- |