There once was a man
With a pebble in his shoe
What would he do?
Oh what would he do?

"Take it out!"

Seem logical to you?
But he wouldn't take out
The pebble in his shoe

What would he do
With the pebble in his shoe?
Just leave it in there
And let it stew?

It stewed up ange...

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