Another nursery rhyme

Dan Goodman dsgood at VISI.COM
Wed Jul 21 05:45:02 UTC 2004


How long is it since this rhymed in "correct" speech in either the US or
the UK?

Polly put the kettle on,
Polly put the kettle on,
Polly put the kettle on,
They've all come to tea.

Polly take the kettle off,
Polly take the kettle off,
Polly take the kettle off,
They've all gone away.

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All political parties die at last of swallowing their own lies.
John Arbuthnot (1667-1735), Scottish writer, physician.



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