The Lost Shoe — Nursery Rhyme Lyrics

Doodle doodle doo,
The Princess lost her shoe:
Her Highness hopped,--
The fiddler stopped,
Not knowing what to do.

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Nursery rhymes are some of the best teachers of rhythm and rhyme. "The Lost Shoe" uses 5 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 Lost Shoe?
The lyrics to The Lost Shoe are: Doodle doodle doo, / The Princess lost her shoe: / Her Highness hopped,-- / The fiddler stopped, / Not knowing what to do.
How many lines does The Lost Shoe have?
"The Lost Shoe" has 5 lines of verse.

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