Tale Of The Oyster Flashcards by David Bell | Brainscape

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Skeleton of Verses

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Poor, Lucky, Thrilled, Proud, Scared, Up, Wise (n=7)

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Skeleton Mnemonic

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PLoT PiS … UW

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Down by the sea lived a lonesome oyster

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Every day

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Every day growing sadder and moister

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He found

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He found his home life awfully wet

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And longed

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And longed to travel with the upper set

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Poor

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Poor little oyster

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Fate was kind

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Fate was kind to that oyster we know

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When one day

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When one day the chef from the Park Casino

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Saw that oyster

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Saw that oysters lying there

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And said “I’ll”

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And said, “I’ll put you on my bill of fare!”

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Lucky

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Lucky little oyster!

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See him on

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See him on his silver platter

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Watching the queens

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Watching the queens of fashion chatter

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Hearing the wives

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Hearing the wives of millionaires

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Discuss their

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Discuss their marriages and their love affairs

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Thrilled

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Thrilled little oyster

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See that bivalve

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See that bivalve social climber

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Feeding the

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Feeding the rich Mrs. Hoggenheimer

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Think of his

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Think of his joy as he gaily glides

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Down to

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Down to the middle of her gilded insides

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Proud

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Proud little oyster

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After lunch

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After lunch, Mrs. H complains

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She says

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She says to her hostess, “I’ve got such pains!”

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I came

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I came to town on my yacht today

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But I

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But I think I’d better hurry back to Oyster Bay!

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Scared

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Scared little oyster

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Off they go

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Off they go through the troubled tide

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The yacht rolling

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The yacht rolling madly from side to side

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They’re tossed about

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They’re tossed about ‘til that fine young oyster

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Finds it is

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Finds it is time he should quit his cloister

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Up

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Up comes the oyster!

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Back once more

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Back once more where he started from

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He murmured

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He murmured, “I haven’t a single qualm,”

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For I’ve had

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For I’ve had a taste of society

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And society

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And society has had a taste of me

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Wise

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Wise little oyster

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FIN