Itsy Bitsy Spider — Nursery Rhyme Lyrics

The itsy bitsy spider crawled up the water spout.
Down came the rain, and washed the spider out.
Up came the sun, and dried up all the rain,
and the itsy bitsy spider went up the spout again.

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What are the words to Itsy Bitsy Spider?
The lyrics to Itsy Bitsy Spider are: The itsy bitsy spider crawled up the water spout. / Down came the rain, and washed the spider out. / Up came the sun, and dried up all the rain, / and the itsy bitsy spider went up the spout again.
How many lines does Itsy Bitsy Spider have?
"Itsy Bitsy Spider" has 4 lines of verse.

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