Hot Codlins — Nursery Rhyme Lyrics

There was a little woman, as I've been told,
Who was not very young, nor yet very old;
Now this little woman her living got
By selling codlins, hot, hot, hot!

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What are the words to Hot Codlins?
The lyrics to Hot Codlins are: There was a little woman, as I've been told, / Who was not very young, nor yet very old; / Now this little woman her living got / By selling codlins, hot, hot, hot!
How many lines does Hot Codlins have?
"Hot Codlins" has 4 lines of verse.

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