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Sticks and stones will break my bones, but I always will be true

And when your mama’s dead and gone, I’ll sing this lullaby just for you

And what becomes of all the little boys who never comb their hair?

They’re lined up all around the block on the nickel over there

So better bring a bucket, there’s a hole in the pail

And if you don’t get my letter then you’ll know that I’m in jail

And what becomes of all the little boys who never say their prayers?

They’re sleepin like a baby on the nickel over there

And if you chew tobacco, and wish upon a star

You’ll find out where the scarecrows sit just like punch lines between the cars

And I know a place where a royal flush can never beat a pair

And even Thomas Jefferson is on the nickel over there

So ring around the rosie, sleepin in the rain

And you’re always late for supper, man you let me down, let me down again

And I thought I heard a mockingbird, Roosevelt knows where

You can skip the light with Grady Tuck on the nickel over there

So what becomes of all the little boys who run away from home?

The world just keeps gettin bigger once you get out on your own

So here’s to all the little boys, the sandman takes you where

You’re sleepin with a pillow man on the nickel over there

So climb up through that button hole and fall right up the stairs

And I’ll show you where the short dogs grow on the nickel

Over there

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