One for the Mouse — Nursery Rhyme Lyrics
One for the mouse,
One for the crow,
One to rot,
One to grow.
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- The lyrics to One for the Mouse are: One for the mouse, / One for the crow, / One to rot, / One to grow.
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- "One for the Mouse" has 4 lines of verse.
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