Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary
'Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary' is a popular English nursery rhyme. The rhyme has been seen as having religious and historical significance, but its origins and meaning are disputed
“Mary, Mary, quite contrary,
How does your garden grow?
With silver bells, and cockle shells,
And pretty maids all in a row.”
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