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[I caught a little ladybird]
I caught a little ladybird
That flies far away;
I caught a little lady wife
That is both staid and gay.
That flies far away;
I caught a little lady wife
That is both staid and gay.
Come back, my scarlet ladybird,
Back from far away;
I weary of my dolly wife,
My wife that cannot play.
Back from far away;
I weary of my dolly wife,
My wife that cannot play.
She's such a senseless wooden thing
She stares the livelong day;
Her wig of gold is stiff and cold
And cannot change to grey.
She stares the livelong day;
Her wig of gold is stiff and cold
And cannot change to grey.
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