Marseilles — Nursery Rhyme Lyrics
There was an Old Man of Marseilles,
Whose daughters wore bottle-green veils:
They caught several Fish, which they put in a dish,
And sent to their Pa at Marseilles.
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Nursery rhymes are some of the best teachers of rhythm and rhyme. "Marseilles" uses 4 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 Marseilles?
- The lyrics to Marseilles are: There was an Old Man of Marseilles, / Whose daughters wore bottle-green veils: / They caught several Fish, which they put in a dish, / And sent to their Pa at Marseilles.
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- "Marseilles" has 4 lines of verse.
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