Baa, baa, black sheep
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"Baa baa black sheep," whispered a frail infant next to me, before clenching his fists, closing his eyes, filling his lungs and bellowing "HAVE YOU ANY WOOL?"
From The Guardian • Mar. 19, 2011
Events in U. S. shipping circles last week recalled the situation in the old nursery rhyme that begins "Baa, baa, black sheep, have you any wool?"
From Time Magazine Archive
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Baa, Baa Black Sheep Baa, baa, black sheep, Have you any wool?
From Cole's Funny Picture Book No. 1 by Cole, E. W. (Edward William)
"Baa, baa, black sheep, have you any wool?"
From Twilight Stories by Sidney, Margaret
Baa Baa Black Sheep Baa, baa, black sheep, Have you any wool?
From National Rhymes of the Nursery by Various
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