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Mary Had A Little Lamb
Did you know that the nursery rhyme Mary Had a Little Lamb is said to be based on an actual incident?
https://modernfarmer.com/2017/12/true-story-behind-mary-little-lamb/
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| BIRTH | Sterling, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA |
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| DEATH | 11 Dec 1889 (aged 83) Sterling, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA |
| BURIAL | Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA |
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/5673293/mary-elizabeth-tyler
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Original Poem
Mary Had a Little Lamb
Its fleece was white as snow,
And every where that Mary went
The lamb was sure to go ;
He followed her to school one day—
That was against the rule,
It made the children laugh and play,
To see a lamb at school.
And so the Teacher turned him out,
But still he lingered near,
And waited patiently about,
Till Mary did appear ;
And then he ran to her, and laid
His head upon her arm,
As if he said—‘ I’m not afraid—
You’ll keep me from all harm.’
‘ What makes the lamb love Mary so ?’
The eager children cry—
‘ O, Mary loves the lamb, you know,’
The Teacher did reply ;—
‘ And you each gentle animal
In confidence may bind,
And make them follow at your call,
If you are always kind.’
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Popular Version
Mary had a little lamb,
Little lamb, little lamb,
Mary had a little lamb
Whose fleece was white as snow.
And everywhere that Mary went,
Mary went, Mary went,
Everywhere that Mary went
The lamb was sure to go.
He followed her to school one day,
School one day, school one day,
He followed her to school one day
Which was against the rules.
It made the children laugh and play,
Laugh and play, laugh and play,
It made the children laugh and play,
To see a lamb at school.
And so the teacher turned it out,
Turned it out, turned it out,
And so the teacher turned it out,
But still it lingered near,
He waited patiently about,
Patiently about, patiently about,
He waited patiently about,
Till Mary did appear.
"Why does the lamb love Mary so?
Love Mary so? Love Mary so?
Why does the lamb love Mary so?"
The eager children cried.
"Why, Mary loves the lamb, you know,
Lamb, you know, lamb, you know,
Why, Mary loves the lamb, you know,"
The teacher did reply.
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Mary Had a Little Lamb has become one of the staple nursery rhymes and children's songs of the past 100 or so years, and is now generally regarded as being one of the Top 10 Nursery Rhyme & Lullabies of all-time.
Mary Had a Little Lamb (Instrumental Version)
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