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I had a feeling in my neck, / And on the sides were two big bumps; / I couldn't swallow anything / At all because I had the mumps.
And Mother tied it with a piece, / And then she tied up Will and John, / And no one else but Dick was left / That didn't have a mump rag on.
He teased at us and laughed at us, / And said, whenever he went by, / "It's vinegar and lemon drops / And pickles!" just to make us cry.
But Tuesday Dick was very sad / And cried because his neck was sore, / And not a one said sour things / To anybody any more.