RING-A-RING of little boys.
Ring-a-ring of girls;
All around-all around,
Twists and twirls.
You are merry children;
“Yes, we are.”
Where do you come from?
“Not very far.
“We live in the mountain,
We live in the tree;
And I live in the river-bed,
And you won’t catch me!”
(Kate Greenaway)
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