Fi, Fie Throe-Thrum

John B. Curtis put the chew in the gum *
  Three Stooges put the 'nyuk' in the 'nyum' **

Little Jack Horner stuck his thumb into plum
  ~ Now who snuck the rum into thrum ***



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* 1848, the date
**Ha, ha! I'm not sure either
*** 'sneaked,' according to pedagogues and
       grammar gods...
Copyright © | Year Posted 2021

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August 4, 2021 at 5:31 AM
This is jazzy and fun!
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