Boats — Nursery Rhyme Lyrics

Hitch up your cattle
And drive to Seattle
To see all the boats come in,?
From Kibi and Kobi
And Panama Dobi
And some from the Islands of Myn.
They're bringing us rices
And cocoa and spices
And pineapples done up in tin,
And maybe Aunt Dinah
Will come back from China
If ever the boats get in.

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What are the words to Boats?
The lyrics to Boats are: Hitch up your cattle / And drive to Seattle / To see all the boats come in,? / From Kibi and Kobi / And Panama Dobi / And some from the Islands of Myn. ... Read the full 12-line nursery rhyme at Rhyme Buster.
How many lines does Boats have?
"Boats" has 12 lines of verse.

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