| Mary had a little lamb,
| Mary ha un piccolo agnello,
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| His fleece was white as snow,
| Il suo vello era bianco come la neve,
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| Ev’rywhere that Mary went,
| Ovunque andasse Maria,
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| That lamb was sure to go.
| Quell'agnello sarebbe sicuramente andato.
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| And you could hear them singing:
| E li sentivi cantare:
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| La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la.
| La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la.
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| La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la.
| La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la.
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| He followed her to school one day,
| L'ha seguita a scuola un giorno,
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| It was against the rules,
| Era contro le regole,
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| Made the children laugh and play to See a lamb at school.
| Ha fatto ridere e giocare i bambini per vedere un agnello a scuola.
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| You could hear them singing:
| Potevi sentirli cantare:
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| La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la.
| La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la.
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| La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la.
| La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la.
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| Soon the teacher turned it out,
| Presto l'insegnante lo ha scoperto,
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| Still it lingered near,
| Eppure indugiava vicino,
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| Waited patiently about till
| Aspettato pazientemente fino a
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| Mary did appear.
| Maria è apparsa.
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| You could hear them singing:
| Potevi sentirli cantare:
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| La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la.
| La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la.
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| La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la.
| La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la.
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| «But the lamb loved Mary so»,
| «Ma l'agnello ha tanto amato Maria»,
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| The eager children cry,
| I bambini desiderosi piangono,
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| «And Mary loves the lamb, you know»,
| «E Maria ama l'agnello, lo sai»,
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| The teacher did reply.
| L'insegnante ha risposto.
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| And you could hear them singing:
| E li sentivi cantare:
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| La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la.
| La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la.
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| (Ev'ry body singing) | (Tutti i corpi cantano) |