Mary's Lamb
Mary had a little lamb -
Pure, not a sinner.
Mary was a naughty girl.
She ate it for her dinner!
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Mary had a little lamb,
It was something of a glutton.
She named it after Sam.
Sam the Lamb didn't give a damn
As long as it wasn't called "Mutton".
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Mary had a little lamb,
It’s fleece as black as paint.
Mary ate the little lamb -
And now it ain’t !
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Mary had a little lamb,
It's fleece as black as soot
And every where that Mary went
His sooty foot he put!
Richard Early