Ducks And Drakes — Nursery Rhyme Lyrics

A duck and a drake,
And a halfpenny cake,
With a penny to pay the old baker.
A hop and a scotch
Is another notch,
Slitherum, slatherum, take her.

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What are the words to Ducks And Drakes?
The lyrics to Ducks And Drakes are: A duck and a drake, / And a halfpenny cake, / With a penny to pay the old baker. / A hop and a scotch / Is another notch, / Slitherum, slatherum, take her.
How many lines does Ducks And Drakes have?
"Ducks And Drakes" has 6 lines of verse.

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