Twas in eighteen sixty seven
The little girl was killed
Frederick baker wrote in his diary
"today I killed a little girl"
Her name was Fanny Adams
was just only eight years old.
Not all her body parts were found.
About this time the Royal Navy
We're fed cheap meat in tins
Thinks maybe Fanny Adams they ate
Had a joke amongst themselves
What's this then, they asked of the mess
Sweet Fanny Adams came the reply.
That's how the saying
Sweet Fanny Adams come about
meaning nothing of worth.
Baker was hanged on Christmas Eve
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