Three Men Went a-Hunting

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Three men went a-hunting and something they did find; They came upon a porcupine and that they left behind. The Irishman said, "It's a porcupine", the Scotsman, he said, "Nay", The Welshman said, "It's a pincushion with the pins stuck in the wrong way". Three men went a-hunting and something they did find; They came upon a toad-frog and that they left behind. The Irishman said, "It's a toad-frog", the Scotsman, he said, "Nay", The Welshman said, "It's a jaybird with the feathers worn away". Three men went a-hunting and something they did find T'was the moon in the firmament and that they left behind. The Irishman said, "It's thе heavenly moon", the Scotsman, he said, "Nay", The Welshman said, "It's a Yankee cheese with a quarter cut away". Three men went a-hunting and something they did find; They came upon an outhouse and that they left behind. The Irishman said, "It's an outhouse", the Scotsman, he said, "Nay", The Welshman said, "It's a church-house with the steeple blown away". Three men went a-hunting and something they did find Was a fox in the undergrowth and that they left behind. The Irishman said, "It's a cunning fox", the Scotsman, he said, "Nay", The Welshman said, "It's a sweeping brush with the bristles worn away". Three men went a-hunting and something they did find; Was an owl in the bramble-bush, and that they left behind. The Irishman said, "It's a wise old owl, the Scotsman, he said, "Nay", The Welshman said, "It's the Evil One!" so they all three ran away.

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