Little Boy Blue — Nursery Rhyme Lyrics

Little Boy Blue, come blow your horn,
The sheep's in the meadow, the cow's in the corn.
Where is the boy who looks after the sheep?
He's under a haycock, fast asleep.
Will you wake him? No, not I,
For if I do, he's sure to cry.

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Nursery rhymes are some of the best teachers of rhythm and rhyme. "Little Boy Blue" uses 6 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 Little Boy Blue?
The lyrics to Little Boy Blue are: Little Boy Blue, come blow your horn, / The sheep's in the meadow, the cow's in the corn. / Where is the boy who looks after the sheep? / He's under a haycock, fast asleep. / Will you wake him? No, not I, / For if I do, he's sure to cry.
How many lines does Little Boy Blue have?
"Little Boy Blue" has 6 lines of verse.

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