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1, 2, 3 My Mammy Caught a Flea

Song type: Active, Counting, Finger play
Language: Scots
Age group: 0-2, 3-5

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Song and rhyme words

1, 2, 3 my mammy caught a flea

She peppered it, and salted it, and put it in her tea

When she put the sugar in, it floated to the top

And when she put the milk in, it went pop, pop!

A, B, C my grannie caught a flea

She roasted it, and toasted it and had it for her tea.

Funded by Scottish Government's Gaelic and Scots Learning Directorate.