Sippity Sippity Sup — Nursery Rhyme Lyrics

Sippity sup, sippity sup,
Bread and milk from a china cup.
Bread and milk from a bright silver spoon
Made of a piece of the bright silver moon.
Sippity sup, sippity sup,
Sippity, sippity sup.

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What are the words to Sippity Sippity Sup?
The lyrics to Sippity Sippity Sup are: Sippity sup, sippity sup, / Bread and milk from a china cup. / Bread and milk from a bright silver spoon / Made of a piece of the bright silver moon. / Sippity sup, sippity sup, / Sippity, sippity sup.
How many lines does Sippity Sippity Sup have?
"Sippity Sippity Sup" has 6 lines of verse.

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