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Fee Fie Foe Fum — Nursery Rhyme Lyrics

Fee! Fie! Foe! Fum!
I smell the blood of an Englishman.
Be he 'live, or be he dead,
I'll grind his bones to make my bread.

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Nursery rhymes are some of the best teachers of rhythm and rhyme. "Fee Fie Foe Fum" uses 4 lines to create a memorable verse — proof that effective poetry doesn't need to be long. Pay attention to the meter: the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables is what makes the rhyme stick in your head.

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What are the words to Fee Fie Foe Fum?
The lyrics to Fee Fie Foe Fum are: Fee! Fie! Foe! Fum! / I smell the blood of an Englishman. / Be he 'live, or be he dead, / I'll grind his bones to make my bread.
How many lines does Fee Fie Foe Fum have?
"Fee Fie Foe Fum" has 4 lines of verse.