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  I know an old woman who swallowed a bed,

  She’s asleep, not dead, that’s what I said!

  The Grand Old Duke of York

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  The grand old Duke of York,

  He had ten thousand men,

  He marched them up to the top of the hill,

  And he marched them down again.

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  And when they were up they were up,

  And when they were down they were down,

  And when they were only half way up,

  They were neither up nor down.

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  The grand old Duke of York,

  He had ten thousand cats,

  They scratched their way to the top of the hill,

  And scratched back down – it’s a fact!

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  And when they were up they were up,

  And when they were down they were down,

  And when they were only half way up,

  They were neither up nor down.

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  The grand old Duke of York,

  He had ten thousand snails,

  They slithered they way to the top of the hill,

  Then returned on slimy trails.

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  And when they were up they were up,

  And when they were down they were down,

  And when they were only half way up,

  They were neither up nor down.

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  The grand old Duke of York,

  He had ten thousand mice,

  They scurried right up to the top of the hill,

  Not once, not twice, but THRICE!

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  And when they were up they were up,

  And when they were down they were down,

  And when they were only half way up,

  They were neither up nor down.

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  The grand old Duke of York,

  He had ten thousand ants,

  They marched their way to the top of the hill,

  And marched back down, so grand.

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  And when they were up they were up,

  And when they were down they were down,

  And when they were only half way up,

  They were neither up nor down.

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  The grand old Duke of York,

  He had ten thousand skunks,

  They smelt their way to the top of the hill,

  And smelt down again, like monks?

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  And when they were up they were up,

  And when they were down they were down,

  And when they were only half way up,

  They were neither up nor down.

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  The grand old Duke of York,

  He had ten thousand fish,

  They swam their way to the top of the hill,

  And swam back again with chips.

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  And when they were up they were up,

  And when they were down they were down,

  And when they were only half way up,

  They were neither up nor down.

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  The grand old Duke of York,

  He had ten thousand birds,

  They flew right over the top of the hill,

  Far away, but hey, that’s birds!

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  And when they were up they were up,

  And when they were down they were down,

  But when they were gone, so truly gone,

  They were surely not up or down!

  Here we go Round the Mulberry Bush

  Here we go round the mulberry bush,

  The mulberry bush, the mulberry bush,

  Here we go round the mulberry bush

  On a cold and frosty morning.

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  This is the way jump out of bed, jump out of bed, jump out of bed,

  This is the way jump out of bed on a cold and frosty morning.

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  Here we go round the mulberry bush,

  The mulberry bush, the mulberry bush,

  Here we go round the mulberry bush on a cold and frosty morning.

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  This is the way we run downstairs, run downstairs, run downstairs,

  This is the way we run downstairs on a cold and frosty morning.

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  Here we go round the mulberry bush,

  The mulberry bush, the mulberry bush,

  Here we go round the mulberry bush on a cold and frosty morning.

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  This is the way we mitch from school,

  Mitch from school, mitch from school,

  This is the way we play truant from school on a cold and frosty morning.

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  Here we go round the mulberry bush,

  The mulberry bush, the mulberry bush,

  Here we go round the mulberry bush on a cold and frosty morning.