Hot Mush and Molasses — Nursery Rhyme Lyrics

Hot mush and molasses all in a blue bowl ?
Eat it, it's good for you, sonny.
'T will make you grow tall as a telephone pole ?
Eat it, it's good for you, sonny.
Fresh fish and potatoes all on a blue plate ?
Eat it up smart now, my sonny.
'T will make you as jolly and fat as Aunt Kate ?
Eat it up quick now, my sonny.
Sweet milk from a nanny-goat in a blue cup ?
Drink it, it's good for you, sonny,
'T will fill you, expand you, and help you grow up,
And make a real man of you, sonny.

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What are the words to Hot Mush and Molasses?
The lyrics to Hot Mush and Molasses are: Hot mush and molasses all in a blue bowl ? / Eat it, it's good for you, sonny. / 'T will make you grow tall as a telephone pole ? / Eat it, it's good for you, sonny. / Fresh fish and potatoes all on a blue plate ? / Eat it up smart now, my sonny. ... Read the full 12-line nursery rhyme at Rhyme Buster.
How many lines does Hot Mush and Molasses have?
"Hot Mush and Molasses" has 12 lines of verse.

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