Snowflakes — Nursery Rhyme Lyrics

The snowflakes are falling by ones and by twos;
There's snow on my jacket, and snow on my shoes;
There's snow on the bushes, and snow on the trees?
It's snowing on everything now, if you please.

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What are the words to Snowflakes?
The lyrics to Snowflakes are: The snowflakes are falling by ones and by twos; / There's snow on my jacket, and snow on my shoes; / There's snow on the bushes, and snow on the trees? / It's snowing on everything now, if you please.
How many lines does Snowflakes have?
"Snowflakes" has 4 lines of verse.

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