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BETTY BRILL by ANONYMOUS

First Line: I'M VERY FOND OF FISH
Last Line: AND MUZZLED ME - DON'T GRIN
Subject(s): FISH & FISHING;LOVE;

I'm very fond of fish,
And once on Fish Street Hill
Of @3sprats@1 I bought a dish,
Of pretty Betty Brill. (@3Cries sprats.@1)
No @3soul@1 could near her come
For skill in gift of gab;
And then she was at home
With @3flounders@1 to a @3dab.@1
(@3Cries flounders.@1)

O Betty Brill,
Have you I will,
I cried in love's sweet dudgeon.
@3Pike@1 off, says she,
You don't catch me;
For, Joey, I'm no @3gudgeon.@1

The secret soon came out,
A rival he came in;
Who @3mussels@1 cried about,
And @3muzzled@1 me -- don't grin.
(@3Cries mussels.@1)



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