The Mulberry Bush — Nursery Rhyme Lyrics

Here we go round the mulberry bush,
The mulberry bush, the mulberry bush,
Here we go round the mulberry bush.
On a cold and frosty morning.
This is the way we wash our hands,
Wash our hands, wash our hands,
This is the way we wash our hands,
On a cold and frosty morning.
This is the way we wash our clothes.
Wash our clothes, wash our clothes,
This is the way we wash our clothes,
On a cold and frosty morning.
This is the way we go to school,
Go to school, go to school,
This is the way we go to school,
On a cold and frosty morning.
This is the way we come out of school,
Come out of school, come out of school,
This is the way we come out of school,
On a cold and frosty morning.

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What are the words to The Mulberry Bush?
The lyrics to The Mulberry Bush are: Here we go round the mulberry bush, / The mulberry bush, the mulberry bush, / Here we go round the mulberry bush. / On a cold and frosty morning. / This is the way we wash our hands, / Wash our hands, wash our hands, ... Read the full 20-line nursery rhyme at Rhyme Buster.
How many lines does The Mulberry Bush have?
"The Mulberry Bush" has 20 lines of verse.

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