Fairy Bread — Nursery Rhyme Lyrics

Come up here, O dusty feet!
Here is fairy bread to eat.
Here in my retiring room,
Children, you may dine
On the golden smell of broom
And the shade of pine;
And when you have eaten well,
Fairy stories hear and tell.

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What are the words to Fairy Bread?
The lyrics to Fairy Bread are: Come up here, O dusty feet! / Here is fairy bread to eat. / Here in my retiring room, / Children, you may dine / On the golden smell of broom / And the shade of pine; ... Read the full 8-line nursery rhyme at Rhyme Buster.
How many lines does Fairy Bread have?
"Fairy Bread" has 8 lines of verse.

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