“Here we come gathering nuts in May, nuts in May, nuts in May,” goes the old childhood jingle, “Here we come gathering nuts in May, on a cold and frosty morning!” That’s what one of two teams of children facing each other and holding hands would sing out. Then the second team would reply, “Who will you have for nuts in May?” and so on, and the first t…
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