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THERE WAS A CROOKED MAN. 169
There was a crooked man, and he went a crooked mile,
And he found a crooked sixpence against a crooked stile;
He bought a crooked cat, which caught a crooked mouse,
And they all lived together in a little crooked house.
High diddle doubt, my candle s out,
My little maid is not at home;
Saddle my hog and bridle my dog,
And fetch my little maid home.