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A SAD STORY by ANONYMOUS

First Line: THERE WERE TWO YOUNG LADIES FROM BIRMINGHAM
Last Line: OF THE BISHOP WHILE HE WAS CONFIRMING 'EM
Subject(s): CLERGY;CONFESSIONS;CONFIRMATION; PRIESTS;RABBIS;MINISTERS;BISHOPS;

THERE were two young ladies from Birmingham,
And this the sad story concerning'em:
They stuck needles and pins
In the right reverend shins
Of the bishop while he was confirming'em.



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