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Gutter Toy Merchant

Van Cortlandt Mansion


Fudge, fudge, tell the judge,
Mother's got a baby,
Not a girl, not a boy,
Just a little lady.
Wrap her up in tissue paper,
Take her up the elevator.
First floor,
Second floor,
Third floor,

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