Hipperty Clickerty Clackerty Bang — Nursery Rhyme Lyrics

Hipperty, clickerty, clackerty, bang,
Get in a corner as fast as you can!
The sideboard is tipsy, the table is mad,
The chairs have lost all the sense that they had.
So hipperty, clickerty, clackerty, bang,
Get in a corner as fast as you can!

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What are the words to Hipperty Clickerty Clackerty Bang?
The lyrics to Hipperty Clickerty Clackerty Bang are: Hipperty, clickerty, clackerty, bang, / Get in a corner as fast as you can! / The sideboard is tipsy, the table is mad, / The chairs have lost all the sense that they had. / So hipperty, clickerty, clackerty, bang, / Get in a corner as fast as you can!
How many lines does Hipperty Clickerty Clackerty Bang have?
"Hipperty Clickerty Clackerty Bang" has 6 lines of verse.

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