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They went to sea in a sieve, they did

Quote byEdward Lear · 1812–1888

Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: "The Jumblies", st. 1, in Nonsense Songs, Stories, Botany, and Alphabets (1871)..

English (original)

They went to sea in a sieve, they did; In a sieve they went to sea; In spite of all their friends could say.

— Edward Lear

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