. The Bookshelf for boys and girls Children's Book of Fact and Fancy . -4C-. A NONSENSE RHYME BY ELLEN MANLY WITH PICTURES BY REGINALD B. BIRCH he crankety queen of Crinkum TownA singular dame was she, For she wore her crown Turned upside down,Which made her a sight to see;And never she cared what people said,So long as it fitted her royal head !Sing finery, minery, uppety down—The crankety queen of Crinkum Town! And once a week, on a Friday night,As the clock was striking eight, Her sleeves of white She rolled up tight,And she rose from her throne of state,And over her robe of purple hueShe f

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. The Bookshelf for boys and girls Children's Book of Fact and Fancy . -4C-. A NONSENSE RHYME BY ELLEN MANLY WITH PICTURES BY REGINALD B. BIRCH he crankety queen of Crinkum TownA singular dame was she, For she wore her crown Turned upside down,Which made her a sight to see;And never she cared what people said,So long as it fitted her royal head !Sing finery, minery, uppety down—The crankety queen of Crinkum Town! And once a week, on a Friday night,As the clock was striking eight, Her sleeves of white She rolled up tight,And she rose from her throne of state,And over her robe of purple hueShe fastened an apron big and eightery, latery, uppety down—The crankety queen of Crinkum Town!

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