The World’s Wit and Humor: An Encyclopedia in 15 Volumes. 1906.
Nursery RhymesI Love Sixpence
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I love sixpence better than my life;
I spent a penny of it, I spent another,
And I took fourpence home to my wife.
I love fourpence better than my life;
I spent a penny of it, I spent another,
And I took twopence home to my wife.
I love twopence better than my life;
I spent a penny of it, I spent another,
And I took nothing home to my wife.
What will nothing buy for my wife?
I have nothing, I spend nothing,
And I love nothing better than my wife.