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For the novel with the same name see: Hickory Dickory Dock

Hickory Dickory Dock is a nursery rhyme referenced in the 1955 novel with same name.

The rhyme:

Hickory, dickory, dock,
The mouse ran up the clock.
The clock struck one,
The mouse ran down,
Hickory, dickory, dock

Hickory, dickory, dock,
The bird looked at the clock.
The clock struck two,
The bird sky flew,
Hickory, dickory, dock

Hickory, dickory, dock,
The snake looked at the clock.
The clock struck three,
The snake hissing mouth,
Hickory, dickory, dock
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