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Sing a Song of Sixpence (Nursery Rhyme)

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"Sing a Song of Sixpence" is a beloved nursery rhyme featuring a playful, nonsensical scene of naughty boys baked into a pie alongside a bag full of rye. With its catchy rhythm and absurd imagery, it delights in the impossible and the silly, drawing young listeners into a world where anything can happen — even boys turning up in a pye. Short, bouncy, and endlessly repeatable, it captures the joyful chaos of childhood mischief in just a few memorable lines.

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Sing a Song of Sixpence,
A bag full of Rye,
Four and twenty Naughty Boys,
Baked in a Pye.

Tiny mischievous boys tumbling out of a giant pie in a cosy kitchen — Sing a Song of Sixpence nursery rhyme
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Ririro presents this beloved English nursery rhyme, one of the oldest and most widely recognised verses in the Mother Goose tradition. Its origins have been traced as far back as the early 18th century, appearing in various printed collections over the centuries.