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SHORTENING BREAD

TWO LITTLE BOYS SICK IN THE BED.
ONE JUMPED UP AND BUMPED HIS HEAD.
HE WENT TO THE DOCTOR.
DOCTOR SAID:
TAKE HIM HOME AND GIVE HIM SOME SHORTENING BREAD.

Submitter comment: THESE ARE RHYMES STATING WHAT CHILDREN WOULD DO IN ORDER TO GET SOME
BREAD.

Where learned: MISSISSIPPI ; MERIDIAN

Subject headings: Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Narrative Verse

Date learned: 09-00-1960

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