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A WITCH'S DAUGHTER AND A COBBLER'S SON, by                     Poet's Biography
First Line: A witch's daughter
Last Line: See how they run!
Subject(s): Children; Cobblers; Mothers; Parents; Witchcraft & Witches; Childhood; Parenthood


A witch's daughter
And a cobbler's son:
Three blind mice
See how they run!

A witch's daughter
With hair of gold
And a rounded breast
In a muslin fold;

And a cobbler's son
With a boot to tap,
And a leather apron
Squat on his lap.

A witch's daughter,
A cobbler's son,
A boot half tapped
And a heel half done.

A witch's daughter,
With eyes like fire,
And a cobbler's son
With a strange desire.

A witch's daughter,
A cobbler's son,
A hawthorne tree
And a hot cross bun.

One old father
Between the two;
Two old mothers
And a kettle of stew.

A witch's daughter
And a cobbler's son:
Three blind mice
See how they run!





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