Need Not Your Needles — Nursery Rhyme Lyrics

I need not your needles, they're needless to me;
For kneading of noodles, 'twere needless, you see;
But did my neat knickers but need to be kneed,
I then should have need of your needles indeed.

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What are the words to Need Not Your Needles?
The lyrics to Need Not Your Needles are: I need not your needles, they're needless to me; / For kneading of noodles, 'twere needless, you see; / But did my neat knickers but need to be kneed, / I then should have need of your needles indeed.
How many lines does Need Not Your Needles have?
"Need Not Your Needles" has 4 lines of verse.

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