Chorus:                 Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall
                            Humpty Dumpty had a great fall
                            All the king's horses and all the king's men
                            Couldn't put Humpty Dumpty together again

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Chorus:                 Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall

One Individual:      Humpty Dumpty was the name of a cannon used to defend the Royalist held                                   Colchester in the English Civil War.

Chorus:                Humpty Dumpty had a great fall

One Individual:      The cannon sat high in a tower. When the top of the tower was blown off, the                                 cannon fell and shattered.

Chorus:                 All the king's horses and all the king's men

One Individual:      Everyone helping to defend Colchester for the Royalists

Chorus:                Couldn't put Humpty together again.

One Individual:      The men were unable to repair the pieces of the shattered cannon.

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Chorus:                 Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall
                            Humpty Dumpty had a great fall
                            All the king's horses and all the king's men
                            Couldn't put Humpty together again
                            No, couldn't put Humpty together again