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Awake, arise, pull out your eyes

by Anonymous (English nursery rhymes) traditional; recorded 17th–19th century

From The Nursery Rhymes of England, collected by J. O. Halliwell (London: Warne; first ed. 1842; this printing 1886)

Mythology & Folklore

Awake, arise, pull out your eyes,
And hear what time of day;
And when you have done, pull out your tongue,
And see what you can say.

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Codex Note

Halliwell's class: Games.

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Anonymous (English nursery rhymes). “Awake, arise, pull out your eyes.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-english-nursery-rhymes/281/.

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Anonymous (English nursery rhymes). “Awake, arise, pull out your eyes.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-english-nursery-rhymes/281/.

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