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1. The Kid



A kid, a kid, my father bought
For two pieces of money:
A kid, a kid.

Then came the cat, and ate the kid.
That my father bought
For two pieces of money:
A kid, a kid.

Then came the dog, and bit the cat,
That ate the kid.
That my father bought
For two pieces of money:
A kid, a kid.



Then came the stick, and beat the dog.
That bit the cat.
That ate the kid.
That my father bought
For two pieces of money:
A kid, a kid.



Then came the fire, and burned the stick,
That beat the dog,
That bit the cat,
That ate the kid,
That my father bought
For two pieces of money:
A kid, a kid.

Then came the water, and quenched the fire,
That burned the stick,
That beat the dog.
That bit the cat.
That ate the kid.
That my father bought
For two pieces of money:
A kid, a kid.

Then came the ox, and drank the water,
That quenched the fire,
That burned the stick.
That beat the dog.
That bit the cat.
That ate the kid.
That my father bought
For two pieces of money:
A kid, a kid.

Then came the butcher, and killed the ox,
That drank the water,
That quenched the fire,
That burned the stick,
That beat the dog.
That bit the cat,
That ate the kid,
That my father bought
For two pieces of money:
A kid, a kid.