Ice Cream, a Penny a Lump — Nursery Rhyme Lyrics

Ice cream, a penny a lump!
The more you eat, the more you jump.
Eeper, Weeper, Chimney sweeper,
Married a wife and could not keep her.
Married another,
Did not love her,
Up the chimney he did shove her!

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What are the words to Ice Cream, a Penny a Lump?
The lyrics to Ice Cream, a Penny a Lump are: Ice cream, a penny a lump! / The more you eat, the more you jump. / Eeper, Weeper, Chimney sweeper, / Married a wife and could not keep her. / Married another, / Did not love her, ... Read the full 7-line nursery rhyme at Rhyme Buster.
How many lines does Ice Cream, a Penny a Lump have?
"Ice Cream, a Penny a Lump" has 7 lines of verse.

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