Lavenders Blue — Nursery Rhyme Lyrics

Lavender's blue, dilly, dilly,
Lavender's green;
When I am king, dilly, dilly,
You shall be queen.
Call up your men, dilly, dilly,
Set them to work,
Some to the plough, dilly, dilly,
Some to the cart.
Some to make hay, dilly, dilly,
Some to thresh corn,
While you and I, dilly, dilly,
Keep ourselves warm.

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What are the words to Lavenders Blue?
The lyrics to Lavenders Blue are: Lavender's blue, dilly, dilly, / Lavender's green; / When I am king, dilly, dilly, / You shall be queen. / Call up your men, dilly, dilly, / Set them to work, ... Read the full 12-line nursery rhyme at Rhyme Buster.
How many lines does Lavenders Blue have?
"Lavenders Blue" has 12 lines of verse.

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