Loddy Gin and Ella Zander — Nursery Rhyme Lyrics

Loddy, Gin, and Ella Zander
Rode to market on a gander;
Bought a crane for half a dollar;
Loddy led him by the collar.
Mister Crane said: "Hi there, master,
Can't you make your legs work faster?
We can't poke along this way.??
Then he slowly flew away.
Loddy held him fast, you bet,
And he hasn't come home yet.

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What are the words to Loddy Gin and Ella Zander?
The lyrics to Loddy Gin and Ella Zander are: Loddy, Gin, and Ella Zander / Rode to market on a gander; / Bought a crane for half a dollar; / Loddy led him by the collar. / Mister Crane said: "Hi there, master, / Can't you make your legs work faster? ... Read the full 10-line nursery rhyme at Rhyme Buster.
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"Loddy Gin and Ella Zander" has 10 lines of verse.

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