Nature
The Cock. Lock the dairy door
From The Nursery Rhymes of England, collected by J. O. Halliwell (London: Warne; first ed. 1842; this printing 1886)
Nature
The Cock. Lock the dairy door,
Lock the dairy door!
The Hen. Chickle, chackle, chee,
I haven't got the key!
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Codex Note
Halliwell's class: Natural History.
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