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“Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary”.
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Published circa 1745.
(Wikipedia)
“Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary” is an English Nursery Rhyme. The Rhyme has been seen as having Religious and Historical significance, but its origins and meaning are disputed. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 19626.
The most common modern version is:
“Mary, Mary, quite contrary,
How does your garden grow ?
With Silver Bells, and Cockle Shells,
And Pretty Maids all in a row.”[1]
The oldest known version was first published
in Tommy Thumb's Pretty Song Book (1745).
