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Old nursery rhymes "what is that saying, little girls are sugar and spices and everything nice"?

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Old nursery rhymes "what is that saying, little girls are sugar and spices and everything nice"?

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  1. i dont remember the whole thing but i think boys were snails, lice and little mice..?


  2. Hi I am looking at my mother goose stories.

    Its called "What are Little Boys Made Of?"

    What are little boys made of?

       What are little boys made of?

    Snips and snails, and puppy dog tails,

        Thats what little boys are made of.

    What are little girls made of?

        What are little girls made of?

    Sugar and Spice, and everything nice,

        Thats what little girls are made of.

  3. What are little boys made of?

    Snips and snails, and puppy dogs tails

    That's what little boys are made of !"

    What are little girls made of?

    "Sugar and spice and all things nice

    That's what little girls are made of!"

  4. boys are made of slugs and snails and puppy dog's tails!!

  5. I think it's little girls are made of sugar, spice, and everything nice and little boys are made of snips, snails, and puppy dog tails.

    Whatever that means.

  6. What are little girls made of?

    Sugar and spice,

    And everything nice,

    That's what little girls are made of.

    Slugs and snails (Hammers and nails) and puppy dog tails that is what little boys are made of..

    ss

  7. What are Little Boys Made of? is a popular nursery rhyme:

    What are little boys made of?

    Hammers and nails, and puppy dog tails,[1]

    That's what little boys are made of.

    What are little girls made of?

    Sugar and spice, and everything nice,[2]

    That's what little girls are made of.

    David Bowie uses a modified line from this in the song "Magic Dance" from the Labyrinth soundtrack.

    Slime and snails or puppy dog's tails

    In the original Mother Goose printed in 1916, the phrase was "Snaps and snails, and puppy dog tails". Sometimes "Snips and snails" is also seen. In the UK, the phrase is more commonly said to be"Slugs and snails, and puppy dogs' tails". Other common variations include "Snakes and snails", "Spiders and snails", and "Frogs and snails". There are likely many different regional variations.

    ^ Or "Sugar and spice, and all things nice"

  8. What are little girls made of?

    Sugar and spice and everything nice,thats what little girls are made of.

    What are little boys made of?

    Something and frog tails.....

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