Here Comes A Cabbage — Nursery Rhyme Lyrics

Here comes a cabbage with a bonnet on its head,
A pretty purple bonnet with a bow of blue and red;
And here comes a bottle with a collar 'round its neck,
A handsome linen collar, too, without a spot or speck;
Next comes a meat-saw, his job is biting beef,
And according to the cleaver he has gold in all his teeth;
And last of all there comes along, amid the ringing cheers,
A princely Indian corn-stalk with rings in both his ears.

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Nursery rhymes are some of the best teachers of rhythm and rhyme. "Here Comes A Cabbage" uses 8 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 Here Comes A Cabbage?
The lyrics to Here Comes A Cabbage are: Here comes a cabbage with a bonnet on its head, / A pretty purple bonnet with a bow of blue and red; / And here comes a bottle with a collar 'round its neck, / A handsome linen collar, too, without a spot or speck; / Next comes a meat-saw, his job is biting beef, / And according to the cleaver he has gold in all his teeth; ... Read the full 8-line nursery rhyme at Rhyme Buster.
How many lines does Here Comes A Cabbage have?
"Here Comes A Cabbage" has 8 lines of verse.

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