Once I Caught A Fish Alive

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One, two, three, four, five–

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Once I caught a fish alive.

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Six, seven, eight, nine, ten–

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Then I let it go again.

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Why did you let it go.

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Because it bit my finger so.

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Which finger did it bite.

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This little finger on the right.