A History of Nursery Rhymes |
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One a penny , two a penny , hot - cross buns , If your daughters do not like them
give them to your sons ; But if you should have none of these pretty little elves
You cannot do much better if you eat them all Written about 1608 :" There ' s
never a ...
One a penny , two a penny , hot - cross buns , If your daughters do not like them
give them to your sons ; But if you should have none of these pretty little elves
You cannot do much better if you eat them all Written about 1608 :" There ' s
never a ...
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