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Allie, call the birds in,
The birds from the sky.
Allie calls, Allie sings, / Down they all fly. / First there came / Two white doves / Then a sparrow from his nest, / Then a clucking bantam hen, / Then a robin red-breast.
Allie, call the beasts in, / The beasts, every one. / Allie calls, Allie sings, / In they all run. / First there came / Two black lambs, / Then a grunting Berkshire sow, / Then a dog without a tail, / Then a red and white cow.
Allie, call the fish up, / The fish from the stream. / Allie calls, Allie sings, / Up they all swim. / First there came / Two gold fish, / A minnow and a miller's thumb, / Then a pair of loving trout, / Then the twisted eels come.
Allie, call the children, / Children from the green. / Allie calls, Allie sings, / Soon they run in. / First there came / Tom and Madge, / Kate and I who'll not forget / How we played by the water's edge / Till the April sun set.