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Baa, baa, black sheep
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Nursery rhyme first recorded in the 18C but probably much older. The black sheep admits to having three bags of wool, and the explanation of how they shall be divided is traditionally believed in the wool trade to date back to a new tax imposed in 1275 (the little boy presumably being the taxman): One for the master, And one for the dame, And one for the little boy Who lives down the lane.
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