Ive Got A Yellow Puppy — Nursery Rhyme Lyrics

I've got a yellow puppy,
And I've got a speckled hen,
I've got a lot of little
Spotted piggies in a pen.
I've got a gun that used to shoot,
Another one that squirts,
I've got some horehound candy
And a pair of woolen shirts.
I've got a little rubber ball
They use for playing golf,
And mamma thinks that's maybe why
I've got the whooping-cough.

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What are the words to Ive Got A Yellow Puppy?
The lyrics to Ive Got A Yellow Puppy are: I've got a yellow puppy, / And I've got a speckled hen, / I've got a lot of little / Spotted piggies in a pen. / I've got a gun that used to shoot, / Another one that squirts, ... Read the full 12-line nursery rhyme at Rhyme Buster.
How many lines does Ive Got A Yellow Puppy have?
"Ive Got A Yellow Puppy" has 12 lines of verse.

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