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SIMPLETON SONG by ANONYMOUS

First Line: AS I WENT OVER THE WATER / THE WATER WENT OVER ME
Last Line: AND KNOCKED OUT ALL THEIR TEETH

As I went over the water,
The water went over me.
I saw two little blackbirds
Sitting on a tree;
One called me a rascal,
And one called me a thief,
I took up my little black stick
And knocked out all their teeth.



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