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LIMERICK by EDWARD LEAR

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First Line: THERE WAS A YOUNG LADY IN BLUE
Last Line: THAT UNGRACIOUS LADY IN BLUE.

There was a young lady in blue,
Who said, "Is it you? Is it you?"
When they said, "Yes, it is," she replied only, "Whizz!"
That ungracious lady in blue.



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