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Elsie Marley is grown so fine
From The Nursery Rhymes of England, collected by J. O. Halliwell (London: Warne; first ed. 1842; this printing 1886)
Elsie Marley is grown so fine,
She won't get up to serve the swine,
But lies in bed till eight or nine,
And surely she does take her time.
And do you ken Elsie Marley, honey?
The wife who sells the barley, honey;
She won't get up to serve her swine,
And do you ken Elsie Marley, honey?
Codex Note
Halliwell's class: Songs.
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Anonymous (English nursery rhymes). “Elsie Marley is grown so fine.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-english-nursery-rhymes/149/.
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Anonymous (English nursery rhymes). “Elsie Marley is grown so fine.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-english-nursery-rhymes/149/.
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