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No Time For a Nursery Rhyme

Mary had a little lamp, Its bulb would nightly glow. It cast a white, but gentle light, So her pimples wouldn't show. Little Jack Horner tried to warn her, But she told him to go away. Left feeling glum, he drank some rum; And passed out in the hay. Little Bo Peep pretended to sleep, As she cuddled up right beside him. When he awoke, neither one spoke; And she soon decided to ride him. The Farmer in the Dell, knowing well, What they both were in there doing. Called out to his wife, to bring him a knife; And stabbed them while they were screwing. Jack Sprat, on the jury sat, His wife held photos of the scene. The Farmer did it, Judge had to admit it, Then passed a sentence that wasn't lean. So Mary brought her little lamp, On the day of the execution. She thought inside, while the Farmer fried, Better pimples than electrocution.

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