Just Like Me — Nursery Rhyme Lyrics

"I went up one pair of stairs."
"Just like me."
"I went up two pairs of stairs."
"Just like me."
"I went into a room."
"Just like me."
"I looked out of a window."
"Just like me."
"And there I saw a monkey."
"Just like me."

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Nursery rhymes are some of the best teachers of rhythm and rhyme. "Just Like Me" uses 10 lines to create a memorable verse — proof that effective poetry doesn't need to be long. Pay attention to the meter: the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables is what makes the rhyme stick in your head.

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What are the words to Just Like Me?
The lyrics to Just Like Me are: "I went up one pair of stairs." / "Just like me." / "I went up two pairs of stairs." / "Just like me." / "I went into a room." / "Just like me." ... Read the full 10-line nursery rhyme at Rhyme Buster.
How many lines does Just Like Me have?
"Just Like Me" has 10 lines of verse.

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