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FIVE LITTLE ANGELS, ALL DRESSED IN WHITE,
TRIED TO GET TO HEAVEN ON THE END OF A KITE,
THE KITE STRING WAS BROKEN, DOWN THEY ALL FELL,
INSTEAD OF GOING TO HEAVEN, THEY WENT TO...
FOUR LITTLE ANGELS, ALL DRESSED IN WHITE,
TRIED TO GET TO HEAVEN ON THE END OF A KITE,
THE KITE STRING WAS BROKEN, DOWN THEY ALL FELL,
INSTEAD OF GOING TO HEAVEN THEY WENT TO...
THREE LITTLE ANGELS, ALL DRESSED IN WHITE,
TRIED TO GET TO HEAVEN ON THE END OF A KITE,
THE KITE STRING WAS BROKEN, DOWN THEY ALL FELL,
INSTEAD OF GOING TO HEAVEN THEY WENT TO...
TWO LITTLE ANGELS, ALL DRESSED IN WHITE,
TRIED TO GET TO HEAVEN ON THE END OF A KITE,
THE KITE STRING WAS BROKEN, DOWN THEY ALL FELL,
INSTEAD OF GOING TO HEAVEN, THEY WENT TO...
ONE LITTEL ANGEL, ALL DRESSED IN WHITE,
TRIED TO GET TO HEAVEN ON THE END OF A KITE,
THE KITE STRING WAS BROKEN, DOWN THEY ALL FELL,
INSTEAD OF GOING TO HEAVEN, THEY WENT TO...
FIVE LITTLE DEVILS, ALL DRESSED IN RED,
TRIED TO GET TO HEAVEN ON THE END OF A THREAD,
THE THREAD END WAS BROKEN, DOWN THEY ALL FELL,
INSTEAD OF GOING TO HEAVEN, THEY WENT TO...
FOUR LITTLE DEVILS, ALL DRESSED IN RED,
TRIED TO GET TO HEAVEN ON THE END OF A THREAD,
THE THREAD END WAS BROKEN, DOWN THEY ALL FELL,
INSTEAD OF GOING TO HEAVEN, THEY WENT TO...
THREE LITTLE DEVILS, ALL DRESSED IN RED,
TRIED TO GET TO HEAVEN ON THE END OF A THREAD,
THE THREAD END WAS BROKEN, DOWN THEY ALL FELL,
INSTEAD OF GOING TO HEAVEN, THEY WENT TO...
TWO LITTLE DEVILS, ALL DRESSED IN RED,
TRIED TO GET TO HEAVEN ON THE END OF A THREAD,
THE THREAD END WAS BROKEN, DOWN THEY ALL FELL,
INSTEAD OF GOING TO HEAVEN, THEY WENT TO...
ONE LITTLE DEVIL, ALL DRESSED IN RED,
TRIED TO GET TO HEAVEN ON THE END OF A THREAD,
THE THREAD END WAS BROKEN, DOWN THEY ALL FELL,
INSTEAD OF GOING TO HEAVEN, THEY WENT TO BED} GOOD NIGHT}

Submitter comment: STAIRCASE PARALLELISM
TWO DESCENDING CHAINS
CHAIN SONG
RHYME: AA
ELLIPSIS USED FOR RHYMING WORD: HELL
CONTRAST: ANGEL AND DEVIL, WHITE AND RED COLORS
THIS DEFINITELY HAS A TUNE

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; HUNTINGTON WOODS

Date learned: CA00001967