Around the green gravel the grass grows green
This old nursery rhyme is called “Around the green gravel the grass grows green” — enjoy your reading!
“Around the green gravel the grass grows green,
And all the pretty maids are plain to be seen;
Wash them with milk, and clothe them with silk,
And write their names with a pen and ink.”
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