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MEXICAN NURSERY SONG: 17 by ANONYMOUS

First Line: THE CARPENTERS OF OLD SAINT JOHN
Last Line: WITH ONION AND SASSAFRAS

The carpenters of old Saint John
Ask for bread but hunger on,
Ask cheese with bread,
Get bones instead
On the back of the head:
Riqui, riqui, riqui, rras
With onion and sassafras.



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