Crooked Man

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There was a crooked man and he walked a crooked mile 

He found a crooked sixpence upon a crooked stile

He bought a crooked cat, which caught a crooked mouse

And they all lived together in a little-crooked house


He met a crooked woman and he found a crooked preach

They had a crooked marriage on a crooked little beach 

They had some crooked children and they lived a crooked life 

The crooked man, the cat, the mouse, the children and the wife


They were happy for a number of crookedly long years 

Lived a life of crooked happiness, no worries, and no fears

Until one day the crooked wife upset the crooked man 

He yelled a crooked yell and then he hit her and he ran


The crooked man came again at the stroke of twelve 

That was when their crooked life became a living hell

There was a crooked man and he walked a crooked mile 

And when he killed his wife and kids he smiled a crooked smile



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