Translation:French Nursery Rhymes/Oh! Sweet Mother

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OH! SWEET MOTHER

Oh! sweet Mother,
If you love me well,
Take a whip,[1]
Flog me well,
For I assure you
That small children
Are full of malice
Until they grow up.



  1. ↑ Verge (s.f.), rod, whip.
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