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Soal, soal, soal cake, please, good Mrs., a soal cake.
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An apple, a pear, a plum, a cherry,
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Any good thing to make us all merry.
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One for Peter, two for Paul, three for Him who made us all.
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God bless the master of this house and the mistress also,
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And all the little children that 'round the table go.
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The cattle in your stable, the dog by your front door,
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And all that dwell within ye gates, we wish you ten times more.
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Go down into the cellar and see what you can find.
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If the barrels are not empty, we hope you will be kind.
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We hope you will be kind with your apple and your pear,
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For we'll come no more a-soalin' till this time next year.
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The streets are very dirty, my shoes are very thin.
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I have a little pocket to put a penny in.
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If you haven't got a penny, a half-penny will do.
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If you haven't got a half-penny, then God bless you.
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Written by Noel Paul Stookey