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Traditional - by Catriona Lexy Campbell

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Tha sìol beag san talamh
Ach ciamar a nì e fàs?

Woolly Bear - by Valerie Gillies

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Woolly, woolly bear
Who feeds on the weeds,
Hurry furry chestnut,
Move at speed.

I Opened A Book - by Julia Donaldson

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I opened a book and in I strode
/ Now nobody can find me.
/ I’ve left my chair, my house, my road,
/ My town…

Embro: Southside Ditties - by Gordon Jarvie

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Tune: Ti, ti, ti, ta (wi’ apologies tae Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony)
/
/ I
/
/ Duddingston Loch
/ Skate ower…

From Night Monkey, Day Monkey - by Julia Donaldson

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The moon shone down on the jungle.
/ Night Monkey climbed up the tree.
/ She clambered and leapt to where Day Monkey slept,
/ And…

Whole Duty of Children - by Robert Louis Stevenson

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A child should always say what’s true
/ And speak when he is spoken to,
/ And behave mannerly at table;
/ At least as far…

Wullie Waggletail - by William Soutar

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Wee wullie waggletail, what is a’ your stishie?
/ Tak a sowp o’ water and coorie on a stane:
/ Ilka tree stands dozent,…

I’ve a kisty - by Scottish anonymous

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I’ve a kisty,
/ I’ve a creel,
/ I’ve a baggie
/ Full of meal.
/
/ I’ve a doggie
/ At the door,
/ One, two,
/ Three, four.
/ …

Colter’s Candy - by Scottish anonymous

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Johnnie Scott was awful thin,
/ His bones were sticking through his skin;
/ Now he’s got a double chin,
/ With eating Colter’s candy.
/
/ Allabally, allabally…

Jack and Jill - by Scottish anonymous

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Twa wee birdies,
/ Sittin on a hill,
/ Ane ca’d Jack,
/ And anither ca’d Jill.
/ Flee awa Jack,
/ Flee awa Jill,
/ Come back Jack,
/ Come back Jill.

The Computer’s First Christmas Card - by Edwin Morgan

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jollymerry
/ hollyberry
/ jollyberry
/ merryholly
/ happyjolly
/ jollyjelly
/ jellybelly
/ bellymerry
/ hollyheppy
/ jollyMolly
/ marryJerry
/ merryHarry
/ happyBarry
/ heppyJarry
/ bobbyheppy
/ berryjorry
/ jorryjolly
/ moppyjelly
/ Mollymerry
/ Jerryjolly
/ bellyboppy
/ jorryhoppy
/ hollymoppy
/ Barrymerry
/ Jarryhappy
/ happyboppy
/ boppyjolly
/ jollymerry
/ merrymerry
/ merrymerry
/ merryChris
/ ammerryasa
/ Chrismerry
/ asMERRYCHR
/ YSANTHEMUM…

A Visit from St. Nicholas - by Clement Clarke Moore

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Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house
/ Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse;
/ The stockings were…

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