How Do You Do?

Author: Clara Louise Kessler

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1. In the leafy treetops the birds sing “Good morning.”n11. In the leafy treetops, the birds sing “Good morning.” 2They’re first to see the sun,2They’re first to see the sun. 3They must tell ev’ry one,3They must tell ev’ryone. 4In the leafy treetops the birds sing “Good morning.”4In the leafy treetops, the birds sing “Good morning.” 55 n62. In my pretty garden the flowers are nodding,n62. In my pretty garden, the flowers are nodding. 7“How do you do?” they say,7“How do you do?” they say. 8“How do you do today?”8“How do you do today?” t9In my pretty garden the flowers are nodding.t9In my pretty garden, the flowers are nodding. 1010
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1. In the leafy treetops, the birds sing “Good morning.” 2They’re first to see the sun,2They’re first to see the sun. 3They must tell ev’ry one,3They must tell ev’ryone. 4In the leafy treetops the birds sing “Good morning.”4In the leafy treetops, the birds sing “Good morning.” 55 n62. In my pretty garden the flowers are nodding,n62. In my pretty garden, the flowers are nodding. 7“How do you do?” they say,7“How do you do?” they say. 8“How do you do today?”8“How do you do today?” t9In my pretty garden the flowers are nodding.t9In my pretty garden, the flowers are nodding. 1010
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They’re first to see the sun, class="diff_next">2They’re first to see the sun. 3They must tell ev’ry one,3They must tell ev’ryone. 4In the leafy treetops the birds sing “Good morning.”4In the leafy treetops, the birds sing “Good morning.” 55 n62. In my pretty garden the flowers are nodding,n62. In my pretty garden, the flowers are nodding. 7“How do you do?” they say,7“How do you do?” they say. 8“How do you do today?”8“How do you do today?” t9In my pretty garden the flowers are nodding.t9In my pretty garden, the flowers are nodding. 1010
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They’re first to see the sun. 3They must tell ev’ry one,3They must tell ev’ryone. 4In the leafy treetops the birds sing “Good morning.”4In the leafy treetops, the birds sing “Good morning.” 55 n62. In my pretty garden the flowers are nodding,n62. In my pretty garden, the flowers are nodding. 7“How do you do?” they say,7“How do you do?” they say. 8“How do you do today?”8“How do you do today?” t9In my pretty garden the flowers are nodding.t9In my pretty garden, the flowers are nodding. 1010
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They must tell ev’ry one, class="diff_next">3They must tell ev’ryone. 4In the leafy treetops the birds sing “Good morning.”4In the leafy treetops, the birds sing “Good morning.” 55 n62. In my pretty garden the flowers are nodding,n62. In my pretty garden, the flowers are nodding. 7“How do you do?” they say,7“How do you do?” they say. 8“How do you do today?”8“How do you do today?” t9In my pretty garden the flowers are nodding.t9In my pretty garden, the flowers are nodding. 1010
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They must tell ev’ryone. 4In the leafy treetops the birds sing “Good morning.”4In the leafy treetops, the birds sing “Good morning.” 55 n62. In my pretty garden the flowers are nodding,n62. In my pretty garden, the flowers are nodding. 7“How do you do?” they say,7“How do you do?” they say. 8“How do you do today?”8“How do you do today?” t9In my pretty garden the flowers are nodding.t9In my pretty garden, the flowers are nodding. 1010
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In the leafy treetops the birds sing “Good morning.”4In the leafy treetops, the birds sing “Good morning.” 55 n62. In my pretty garden the flowers are nodding,n62. In my pretty garden, the flowers are nodding. 7“How do you do?” they say,7“How do you do?” they say. 8“How do you do today?”8“How do you do today?” t9In my pretty garden the flowers are nodding.t9In my pretty garden, the flowers are nodding. 1010
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In the leafy treetops, the birds sing “Good morning.” 55 n62. In my pretty garden the flowers are nodding,n62. In my pretty garden, the flowers are nodding. 7“How do you do?” they say,7“How do you do?” they say. 8“How do you do today?”8“How do you do today?” t9In my pretty garden the flowers are nodding.t9In my pretty garden, the flowers are nodding. 1010
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2. In my pretty garden the flowers are nodding, class="diff_next">n62. In my pretty garden, the flowers are nodding. 7“How do you do?” they say,7“How do you do?” they say. 8“How do you do today?”8“How do you do today?” t9In my pretty garden the flowers are nodding.t9In my pretty garden, the flowers are nodding. 1010
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2. In my pretty garden, the flowers are nodding. 7“How do you do?” they say,7“How do you do?” they say. 8“How do you do today?”8“How do you do today?” t9In my pretty garden the flowers are nodding.t9In my pretty garden, the flowers are nodding. 1010
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“How do you do?” they say, class="diff_next">7“How do you do?” they say. 8“How do you do today?”8“How do you do today?” t9In my pretty garden the flowers are nodding.t9In my pretty garden, the flowers are nodding. 1010
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“How do you do?” they say. 8“How do you do today?”8“How do you do today?” t9In my pretty garden the flowers are nodding.t9In my pretty garden, the flowers are nodding. 1010
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“How do you do today?”8“How do you do today?” t9In my pretty garden the flowers are nodding.t9In my pretty garden, the flowers are nodding. 1010
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