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Dapple-Gray

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Dapple-Gray by Mother Goose

I had a little pony,
    His name was Dapple-Gray,
I lent him to a lady,
    To ride a mile away.
She whipped him, she slashed him,
    She rode him through the mire;
I would not lend my pony now
    For all the lady's hire.

Form: Nursery Rhyme

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