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Pilons l'orge pilons l'orge, pilons l'orge, pilons la. Mon père m'y maria pilons l'orge pilons la. à un vilain m'y donna, tirez vous ci, tirez vous la. A un vilain m'y donna, qui de rien ne me donna. Mais s'il continue cela battu vraiment il sera.
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This text was added to the website: 2004-03-28
Line count: 10
Word count: 46
Grind the barley, grind the barley, Grind the barley there. My father made me get married, Grind the barley, grind the barley, He gave me to some churl, Pull this way, pull that way. He gave me to some churl Who never gave me anything. But if he keeps it up, He's really going to get a beating!
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This text was added to the website: 2018-10-16
Line count: 10
Word count: 58
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