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A. A. Milne

A. A. Milne

The Friend

There are lots and lots of people who are always asking things,
Like Dates and Pounds-and-ounces and the names of funny Kings,
And the answer’s always Sixpence or A Hundred Inches Long.
And I know they’ll think me silly if I get the answer wrong.
 
So Pooh and I go whispering, and Pooh looks very bright,
And says, 'Well, I say sixpence, but I don’t suppose I’m right.’
And then it doesn’t matter what the answer ought to be,
‘Cos if he’s right, I’m Right, and if he’s wrong, it isn’t Me.

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