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THE NUT TREE by MOTHER GOOSE

First Line: I HAD A LITTLE NUT TREE / NOTHING WOULD IT BEAR
Last Line: COULDN'T CATCH ME.
I HAD a little nut tree,
Nothing would it bear
But a silver nutmeg
And a golden pear;
The king of Spain's daughter
Came to visit me,
And all for the sake
Of my little nut tree.
I skipped over water,
I danced over sea,
And all the birds in the air
Couldn't catch me.



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