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WHO KILLED COCK ROBIN?

who killed cock robin?
i, said the sparrow
with my bow and arrow,
i killed cock robin.
 
who saw him die?
i, said the fly
with my tiny eye
i saw him die.
 
who caught his blood?
i, said the fish
with my little dish
i caught his blood.
 
who'll make the shroud
i, said the beetle
with my thread and needle,
i'll make the shroud.
 
who'll dig his grave?
i, said the owl
with my pick and shovel,
i'll dig the grave.
 
who'll be the parson?
i, said the rook,
with my little book,
i'll be the parson.
 
who'll be the clerk?
i, said the lark
if it's not in the dark,
i'll be the clerk.
 
who'll carry the link?
i, said the linnet,
i'll fetch it in a minute,
i'll carry the link.
 
who'll be the chief mourner?
i, said the dove,
i mourn for my love,
i'll be the chief mourner.
 
who'll carry the coffin?
i, said the kite,
if it's not through the night,
i'll carry the coffin.
 
who'll bear the pall?
we, said the wren,
both the cock and hen,
we'll bear the pall.
 
who'll sing a psalm?
i, said the thrush,
as she sat on a bush,
i'll sing a psalm.
 
who'll toll the bell?
i said the bull,
because i can pull,
i'll toll the bell.
 
all of the birds of the air
fell a-sighing and a-sobbing,
when they heard the bell toll
for poor cock robin.

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