The Kid and the Wolf — Nursery Rhyme Lyrics

A Kid, mounted on a high rock, bestowed all manner of abuse upon a Wolf on the ground below. The Wolf, looking up, replied: "Do not think, vain creature, that you annoy me. I regard this ill language as coming not from you, but from the place on which you stand."

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What are the words to The Kid and the Wolf?
The lyrics to The Kid and the Wolf are: A Kid, mounted on a high rock, bestowed all manner of abuse upon a Wolf on the ground below. The Wolf, looking up, replied: "Do not think, vain creature, that you annoy me. I regard this ill language as coming not from you, but from the place on which you stand."
How many lines does The Kid and the Wolf have?
"The Kid and the Wolf" has 1 line of verse.

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