Week One's child is fair of face,
Week Two's child is full of grace,
Week Three's child is full of woe,
Week Four's child has far to go,
Week Five's child is loving and giving,
Week Six's child works hard for a living,
And the child that is born on the Sunday
is bonny and blithe, and good and gay.
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