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Hot Boiled Beans — Nursery Rhyme Lyrics

Ladies and gentlemen come to supper--
Hot boiled beans and very good butter.

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What are the words to Hot Boiled Beans?
The lyrics to Hot Boiled Beans are: Ladies and gentlemen come to supper-- / Hot boiled beans and very good butter.
How many lines does Hot Boiled Beans have?
"Hot Boiled Beans" has 2 lines of verse.