If All The Seas Were One Sea — Nursery Rhyme Lyrics

If all the seas were one sea,
What a great sea that would be!
And if all the trees were one tree,
What a great tree that would be!
And if all the axes were one axe,
What a great axe that would be!
And if all the men were one man,
What a great man he would be!
And if the great man took the great axe,
And cut down the great tree,
And let it fall into the great sea,
What a splish splash that would be!

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What are the words to If All The Seas Were One Sea?
The lyrics to If All The Seas Were One Sea are: If all the seas were one sea, / What a great sea that would be! / And if all the trees were one tree, / What a great tree that would be! / And if all the axes were one axe, / What a great axe that would be! ... Read the full 12-line nursery rhyme at Rhyme Buster.
How many lines does If All The Seas Were One Sea have?
"If All The Seas Were One Sea" has 12 lines of verse.

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