Pretty Kitty Creighton — Nursery Rhyme Lyrics

Pretty Kitty Creighton had a cotton batten cat.
The cotton batten cat was bitten by a rat.
The kitten that was bitten had a button for an eye,
And biting off the button made the cotton batten fly.

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What are the words to Pretty Kitty Creighton?
The lyrics to Pretty Kitty Creighton are: Pretty Kitty Creighton had a cotton batten cat. / The cotton batten cat was bitten by a rat. / The kitten that was bitten had a button for an eye, / And biting off the button made the cotton batten fly.
How many lines does Pretty Kitty Creighton have?
"Pretty Kitty Creighton" has 4 lines of verse.

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