Captain Tickle And His Nickel — Nursery Rhyme Lyrics
Captain Tickle had a nickel
In a paper sack,
He threw it in the river
And he couldn't get it back.
Captain Tickle spent his nickel
For a rubber ball,
And when he cut it open
There was nothing there at all.
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- The lyrics to Captain Tickle And His Nickel are: Captain Tickle had a nickel / In a paper sack, / He threw it in the river / And he couldn't get it back. / Captain Tickle spent his nickel / For a rubber ball, ... Read the full 8-line nursery rhyme at Rhyme Buster.
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