What Did I Dream? — Nursery Rhyme Lyrics

What did I dream?
I do not know;
The fragments fly like chaff.
Yet strange my mind
Was tickled so,
I cannot help but laugh.

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What are the words to What Did I Dream??
The lyrics to What Did I Dream? are: What did I dream? / I do not know; / The fragments fly like chaff. / Yet strange my mind / Was tickled so, / I cannot help but laugh.
How many lines does What Did I Dream? have?
"What Did I Dream?" has 6 lines of verse.

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