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Pretty Little Mary Bell had a Fairy in a Nut Young Long John Brown had the Devil in his Gut Young Long John Brown lovd Pretty Little Mary Bell And the Fairy drew the Devil into the Nut-shell

Her Fairy skipd out & her Fairy skipd in He laughd at the Devil saying Love is a Sin The devil he raged & the Devil he was wroth And the devil enterd into the Young Mans broth

He was soon in the Gut of the loving Young Swain For John eat & drank to drive away Loves pain But all he could do he grew thinner & thinner Tho he eat & drank as much as ten Men for his dinner

Some said he had a Wolf in his stomach day & night Some said he had the Devil & they guessd right The fairy skipd about in his glory Joy & Pride And he laughd at the Devil till poor John Brown died

Then the Fairy skipd out of the old Nut shell And woe & alack for Pretty Mary Bell For the Devil crept in when The Fairy skipd out And there goes Miss Bell with her fusty old Nut