Living
Nick Spence
From Rhymes for the Young Folk (undated Cassell edition)
Living
Nick Spence, Nick Spence,
Sold the Cow for sixpence!
When his Master scolded him,
Nicky didn't care.
Put him in the farmyard,
The stableyard, the stackyard,
Send him to the pigsty,
And Johnny to the fair!
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Allingham, William. “Nick Spence.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/allingham/38/.
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