Four Stiff Standers — Nursery Rhyme Lyrics
Four stiff standers,
Four dilly-danders,
Two lookers,
Two crookers,
And a wig-wag!
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- The lyrics to Four Stiff Standers are: Four stiff standers, / Four dilly-danders, / Two lookers, / Two crookers, / And a wig-wag!
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- "Four Stiff Standers" has 5 lines of verse.
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