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Rare bog, a rattlin' bog, a bog down in the valley-o

Rare bog, a rattlin' bog, a bog down in the valley-o

On that bog there stands a tree

Rare tree, a rattlin' tree

Tree on the bog

And the bog down in the valley-o

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On that tree there was a branch

Rare branch, a rattlin' branch

Branch on the tree

And the tree on the bog

And the bog down in the valley-o

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On that branch there was a twig

Rare twig, a rattlin' twig

Twig on the branch

And the branch on the tree

And the tree on the bog

And the bog down in the valley-o

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On that twig there was a leaf

Rare leaf, a rattlin' leaf

Leaf on the twig

And the twig on the branch

And the branch on the tree

And the tree on the bog

And the bog down in the valley-o

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On that leaf there was a nest

Rare nest, a rattlin' nest

Nest on the leaf

And the leaf on the twig

And the twig on the branch

And the branch on the tree

And the tree on the bog

And the bog down in the valley-o

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On that nest there was an egg

Rare egg, a rattlin' egg

Egg on the nest

And the nest on the leaf

And the leaf on the twig

And the twig on the branch

And the branch on the tree

And the tree on the bog

And the bog down in the valley-o

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On that egg there was a bird

Rare bird, a rattlin' bird

Bird on the egg

And the egg on the nest

And the nest on the leaf

And the leaf on the twig

And the twig on the branch

And the branch on the tree

And the tree on the bog

And the bog down in the valley-o

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From that bird there falls a feather

Rare feather, a falling feather

Feather of the bird

And the bird on the egg

And the egg on the nest

And the nest on the leaf

And the leaf on the twig

And the twig on the branch

And the branch on the tree

And the tree on the bog

And the bog down in the valley-o

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From that feather was made a bed

Rare bed, a rattlin' bed

Bed from the feather

And the feather of the bird

And the bird on the egg

And the egg on the nest

And the nest on the leaf

And the leaf on the twig

And the twig on the branch

And the branch on the tree

And the tree on the bog

And the bog down in the valley-o

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On that bed there lies a maid

Rare maid, a rattlin' maid

Maid on the bed

And the bed from the feather

And the feather of the bird

And the bird on the egg

And the egg on the nest

And the nest on the leaf

And the leaf on the twig

And the twig on the branch

And the branch on the tree

And the tree on the bog

And the bog down in the valley-o

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On that maid there lies a lad

Rare lad, a rattlin' lad

Lad on the maid

And the maid on the bed

And the bed from the feather

And the feather of the bird

And the bird on the egg

And the egg on the nest

And the nest on the leaf

And the leaf on the twig

And the twig on the branch

And the branch on the tree

And the tree on the bog

And the bog down in the valley-o

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On that lad there was her dad

Rare dad, an angry dad

Dad on the lad

And the lad on the maid

And the maid on the bed

And the bed from the feather

And the feather of the bird

And the bird on the egg

And the egg on the nest

And the nest on the leaf

And the leaf on the twig

And the twig on the branch

And the branch on the tree

And the tree on the bog

And the bog down in the valley-o

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On her dad there was a gun

Rare gun, a rattlin' gun

Gun on the dad

And the dad on the lad

And the lad on the maid

And the maid on the bed

And the bed from the feather

And the feather of the bird

And the bird on the egg

And the egg on the nest

And the nest on the leaf

And the leaf on the twig

And the twig on the branch

And the branch on the tree

And the tree on the bog

And the bog down in the valley-o

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From the gun there was a shot

Rare shot, a rattlin' shot

Shot from the gun

And the gun on the dad

And the dad on the lad

And the lad on the maid

And the maid on the bed

And the bed from the feather

And the feather of the bird

And the bird on the egg

And the egg on the nest

And the nest on the leaf

And the leaf on the twig

And the twig on the branch

And the branch on the tree

And the tree on the bog

And the bog down in the valley-o

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From that shot there came a bullet

Rare bullet, a rattlin' bullet

Bullet from the shot

And the shot from the gun

And the gun on the dad

And the dad on the lad

And the lad on the maid

And the maid on the bed

And the bed from the feather

And the feather of the bird

And the bird on the egg

And the egg on the nest

And the nest on the leaf

And the leaf on the twig

And the twig on the branch

And the branch on the tree

And the tree on the bog

And the bog down in the valley-o

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Due to the bullet there was a corps

Rare corps, a rottin' corps

Corps from the bullet

And the bullet from the shot

And the shot from the gun

And the gun on the dad

And the dad on the lad

And the lad on the maid

And the maid on the bed

And the bed from the feather

And the feather of the bird

And the bird on the egg

And the egg on the nest

And the nest on the leaf

And the leaf on the twig

And the twig on the branch

And the branch on the tree

And the tree on the bog

And the bog down in the valley-o

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For the corps was made a grave

Rare grave, a rattlin' grave

Grave for the corps

And the corps from the bullet

And the bullet from the shot

And the shot from the gun

And the gun on the dad

And the dad on the lad

And the lad on the maid

And the maid on the bed

And the bed from the feather

And the feather of the bird

And the bird on the egg

And the egg on the nest

And the nest on the leaf

And the leaf on the twig

And the twig on the branch

And the branch on the tree

And the tree on the bog

And the bog down in the valley-o

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Oh that grave was in a bog

Rare bog, a rattlin' bog

In the bog down in the valley-o

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