Did You Ever See a Lady — Nursery Rhyme Lyrics

Did you ever see a laddie,
a laddie, a laddie?
Did you ever see a laddie
go this way and that?
Go this way and that way,
go this way and that way.
Did you ever see a laddie
go this way and that?

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What are the words to Did You Ever See a Lady?
The lyrics to Did You Ever See a Lady are: Did you ever see a laddie, / a laddie, a laddie? / Did you ever see a laddie / go this way and that? / Go this way and that way, / go this way and that way. ... Read the full 8-line nursery rhyme at Rhyme Buster.
How many lines does Did You Ever See a Lady have?
"Did You Ever See a Lady" has 8 lines of verse.

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