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TWO COMICAL FOLK by ANONYMOUS

First Line: IN A COTTAGE IN FIFE / LIVED A MAN AND HIS WIFE
Last Line: "HELPED, WITH DRINKING, TO KEEP THEM ALIVE"
IN a cottage in Fife
Lived a man and his wife,
Who, believe me, were comical folk;
For, to people's surprise,
They both saw with their eyes,
And their tongues moved whenever they spoke.
When quite fast asleep,
I've been told that to keep
Their eyes open they could not contrive;
They walked on their feet,
And 'twas thought what they eat
Helped, with drinking, to keep them alive.





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