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Cock a doodle doo (Nursery Rhyme)

Summary

This nursery rhyme is a playful and whimsical tale involving the loss and recovery of items essential for dancing—specifically, a shoe and a fiddling stick. Initially, the characters face a predicament as the dame loses her shoe, and the master misplaces his fiddling stick, leaving them unsure of what to do. Despite the missing items, the story carries on with an optimistic tone, suggesting that the dame will dance even without her shoe while awaiting the master's stick’s return. Eventually, both items are found, allowing the dame to dance joyfully as the master plays the fiddle. The repeated phrase 'Cock a doodle doo!' throughout the rhyme adds a rhythmic and cheerful element, engaging children in a fun and rhythmic fashion.

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Cock a doodle doo!
My dame has lost her shoe,
My master’s lost his fiddling stick
And knows not what to do.

Cock a doodle doo!
What is my dame to do?
Till master’s found his fiddling stick,
She’ll dance without her shoe.

Cock a doodle doo!
My dame has found her shoe,
And master’s found his fiddling stick,
Sing cock a doodle do!

Cock a doodle doo!
My dame will dance with you,
While master fiddles his fiddling stick,
And knows not what to do.

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