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Once I saw a Little Bird
Nursery Rhyme lyrics, origins and history

Once I saw a little bird
Come hop, hop, hop;
So I cried: "Little bird,
Will you stop, stop, stop?"
And was going to the window
To say: "How do you do?"
But he shook his little tail
And far away he flew.

Once I saw a Little Bird
Nursery Rhyme lyrics, origins and history