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She asked of the farmer to sow her some grain,
But the farmer he laughed till his sides ached again.
"Ho! ho! for the Johnny-cake--how can you make it,
In one minute mix, and in two minutes bake it?"

The farmer he laughed, and he laughed out aloud,--
"And how can I plant till the earth has been ploughed?
Run, run to the ploughman, and bring him with speed;
He'll plough up the ground, and I'll fill it with seed."

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Away, then, ran Sarah, still hoping to make it,
In one minute mix, and in two minutes bake it.

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The ploughman he ploughed, and the grain it was sown,
And the sun shed his rays till the corn was all grown;
It was ground at the mill, and again in her bed
These words to poor Sarah the grandmother said:
"You shall get me a Johnny-cake--quickly go make it,
In one minute mix, and in two minutes bake it."

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