Buzzy Brown — Nursery Rhyme Lyrics

Buzzy Brown came home from town
As crazy as a loon,
He wore a purple overcoat
And sang a Sunday tune.
Buzzy Brown came home from town
As proud as he could be,
He found three doughnuts and a bun
A-growing on a tree.

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What are the words to Buzzy Brown?
The lyrics to Buzzy Brown are: Buzzy Brown came home from town / As crazy as a loon, / He wore a purple overcoat / And sang a Sunday tune. / Buzzy Brown came home from town / As proud as he could be, ... Read the full 8-line nursery rhyme at Rhyme Buster.
How many lines does Buzzy Brown have?
"Buzzy Brown" has 8 lines of verse.

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