Little Buttercup

by Gilbert , Sullivan

LITTLE BUTTERCUP
By: Gilbert & Sullivan
Key: F
Time: 3/4

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I'm called Lit'tle But-ter-cup
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Dear Lit-tle But-ter-cup
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Though I could nev-er tell why
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But still I'm called But-ter-cup
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Poor Lit-tle But-ter-cup
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Sweet Lit-tle But-ter-cup I 

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I've snuff and to-bac-cy
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And ex-cel-lent jack-y
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I've scis-sors and watch-es and knives
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I've rib-bons and lac-es
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To set off the fac-es
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Of pr't-ty young sweet-hearts and wives