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\r\nIrish whiskey’s very good,\r\nLundy Foot will make you sneeze, \r\nA barber's block is made of wood,\r\nPepper’s good with buttered peas.\r\nRight fol de riddle del,\r\nA yard of pudding’s not an ell,\r\nNot forgetting didderum hi,\r\nA tailor’s goose can never fly.\r\n\r\nTimes will grow better, never fear,\r\nOld maids in scandal take delight,\r\nCandles now are very dear,\r\nRoguery will come to light;\r\nChicken gloves a’n’t made for pigs,\r\nVery seldom asses die,\r\nPlum-pudding should be stuffed with figs,\r\nThe Monument is very high.\r\nRight fol de riddle del,\r\nA yard of pudding’s not an ell,\r\nNot forgetting didderum hi,\r\nA tailor’s goose can never fly.\r\n\r\nPuppet-shows young folks amuse,\r\nChristmas comes but once a year, \r\nWooden legs wear out no shoes,\r\nSixpence is a quart of beer,\r\nWe shall all live till we die,\r\nBarney, leave the girls alone, \r\nCatsup's not good with apple-pie,\r\nChurchwardens’ hearts are made of stone.\r\nRight fol de riddle del,\r\nA yard of pudding’s not an ell,\r\nNot forgetting didderum hi,\r\nA tailor’s goose can never fly.\r\n\r\nGarters keep the stockings up,\r\nAll bakers are not honest men, \r\nWhen a dog's young he's called a pup,\r\nThe cock is tougher than the hen; 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