The Salesman — Nursery Rhyme Lyrics

Hi! Hi! Who will buy
A wee little cloud for the pretty blue sky?
Some are purple, some are red,
And all are soft as a feather bed.
Hi! Little children, won't any one buy
One little cloud for the pretty blue sky?

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Nursery rhymes are some of the best teachers of rhythm and rhyme. "The Salesman" uses 6 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 Salesman?
The lyrics to The Salesman are: Hi! Hi! Who will buy / A wee little cloud for the pretty blue sky? / Some are purple, some are red, / And all are soft as a feather bed. / Hi! Little children, won't any one buy / One little cloud for the pretty blue sky?
How many lines does The Salesman have?
"The Salesman" has 6 lines of verse.

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