Once I Saw A Little Bird — Nursery Rhyme Lyrics

Once I saw a little bird
Come hop, hop, hop.
And I cried, "Little bird,
Will you stop, stop, stop?"
I was going to the window
To say, "How do you do?"
When he shook his little tail
And away he flew.

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What are the words to Once I Saw A Little Bird?
The lyrics to Once I Saw A Little Bird are: Once I saw a little bird / Come hop, hop, hop. / And I cried, "Little bird, / Will you stop, stop, stop?" / I was going to the window / To say, "How do you do?" ... Read the full 8-line nursery rhyme at Rhyme Buster.
How many lines does Once I Saw A Little Bird have?
"Once I Saw A Little Bird" has 8 lines of verse.

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