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Kids are baby goats, but I bet you knew that. The first line is "Mares
eat oats and does eat oats", btw.

What *IS* that part of?

First time I heard it I shook mt head in disbelief:

"Mersey totes and dozy totes and little Lambsie-tivy..."

Related to "Yan, tan, tetherer?" I thunked.

A silly popular song of the 30's or 40's
--
Kay Easton

Edward's earthworm page:
http://www.scarboro.demon.co.uk/edward/index.htm