Cross Patch
: MOTHER GOOSE SONGS AND STORIES: Boys And Girls Bookshelf
Cross patch,
Draw the latch,
Sit by the fire and spin;
Take a cup,
And drink it up,
And call your neighbors in.
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Cross patch, Draw the latch, Sit by the fire and spin; Take a cup, And drink it up, And call your neighbors in. ... Crows
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