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Methuselah, Methuselah (Folk tale and song)

Wallace Dean LaBenne

Methuselah, Methuselah why did you live so long?
Methuselah, Methuselah how did you live so long?
You were alive in Shangri-la.
Was that where you belong?

Methuselah, Methuselah why did you live so long?
Methuselah, Methuselah how did you live so long?
You were an Egyptian Fellah.
Was that your work to tong?

Methuselah, Methuselah why did you live so long?
Methuselah, Methuselah how did you live so long?
You were 9 Six 9 years rah-rah.
Was that your birthday song?

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Submitted on May 01, 2011

Modified on April 19, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme AAba AAba AAba
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 457
Words 81
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4
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