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Thread #56254 Message #3771765
Posted By: MGM·Lion
10-Feb-16 - 06:18 AM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Turned Up: 'Mary Ellen at the church ...'
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Turned Up: 'Mary Ellen at the church ...'
That third line, rather than mentioning that nameless aunt, is sometimes rendered as
Her sister Gert, her little brother Bert,
which provides a nice double internal rhyme for the vicar's long white shirt.
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