Pretty World — Nursery Rhyme Lyrics

Pretty poppies,
Pretty trees,
Pretty little lettuce-leaves,
Pretty pebbles,
Red and brown,
Pretty floating thistle-down.
Pretty baby,
Curly head,
Standing in a pansy-bed,
Pretty clouds
All white and curled?
O the great, big pretty world!

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What are the words to Pretty World?
The lyrics to Pretty World are: Pretty poppies, / Pretty trees, / Pretty little lettuce-leaves, / Pretty pebbles, / Red and brown, / Pretty floating thistle-down. ... Read the full 12-line nursery rhyme at Rhyme Buster.
How many lines does Pretty World have?
"Pretty World" has 12 lines of verse.

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