The Flying Pig — Nursery Rhyme Lyrics

Dickory, dickory, dare,
The pig flew up in the air;
The man in brown soon brought
him down,
Dickory,
dickory,
dare.

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Nursery rhymes are some of the best teachers of rhythm and rhyme. "The Flying Pig" uses 7 lines to create a memorable verse — proof that effective poetry doesn't need to be long. Pay attention to the meter: the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables is what makes the rhyme stick in your head.

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What are the words to The Flying Pig?
The lyrics to The Flying Pig are: Dickory, dickory, dare, / The pig flew up in the air; / The man in brown soon brought / him down, / Dickory, / dickory, ... Read the full 7-line nursery rhyme at Rhyme Buster.
How many lines does The Flying Pig have?
"The Flying Pig" has 7 lines of verse.

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