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INDUCEMENTS by ANONYMOUS

First Line: "WHISTLE, DAUGHTER, WHISTLE / AND YOU SHALL HAVE A SHEEP"
Last Line: BUT I'LL DO THE BEST I CAN

WHISTLE, daughter, whistle,
And you shall have a sheep.
Mother, I cannot whistle,
Neither can I sleep.

Whistle, daughter, whistle,
And you shall have a cow.
Mother, I cannot whistle,
Neither know I how.

Whistle, daughter, whistle,
And you shall have a man.
Mother, I cannot whistle,
But I'll do the best I can.





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