One, two, buckle my shoe - Agatha Christie
One, Two,
Buckle My Shoe
To Dorothy North
who likes detective stories and cream,
in the hope it may make up to her for
the absence of the latter!
One, two, buckle my shoe,
Three, four, shut the door,
Five, six, picking up sticks,
Seven, eight, lay them straight,
Nine, ten, a good fat hen,
Eleven, twelve, men must delve,
Thirteen, fourteen, maids are courting,
Fifteen, sixteen, maids in the kitchen,
Seventeen, eighteen, maids in waiting,
Nineteen, twenty, my plate’s empty…
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