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While on my way to Fort St. James
I met a guy with eleven dames.
Every dame took eleven dogs.
On every dog rode eleven frogs.
Frogs, dogs, guys and dames,
How many went to Fort St. James?
Helpful hint: They were all going to Fort St. James.
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PoetryThe inspiration for this poem came from a traditional English language nursery rhyme, 'As I was going to St. Ives,' written in the form of a riddle, the earliest version of which dates back to a manuscript published around 1730. However, we do have...
