What Are Little Boys Made Of — Nursery Rhyme Lyrics
What are little boys made of?
What are little boys made of?
Frogs and snails
And puppy-dogs' tails,
That's what little boys are made of.
What are little girls made of?
What are little girls made of?
Sugar and spice
And everything nice,
That's what little girls are made of.
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- The lyrics to What Are Little Boys Made Of are: What are little boys made of? / What are little boys made of? / Frogs and snails / And puppy-dogs' tails, / That's what little boys are made of. / What are little girls made of? ... Read the full 10-line nursery rhyme at Rhyme Buster.
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