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Itsy Bitsy Spider

Up the waterspout

Notice how accurately this song describes a spider's persistence.

Which of the following is the correct version of the nursery rhyme? 

Do you know the appropriate hand gestures while singing this song?

And can you write a better spider anthem?

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The itsy bitsy spider crawled up the water spout.
Down came the rain, and washed the spider out.
Out came the sun, and dried up all the rain,
and the itsy bitsy spider went up the spout again.

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The incy wincy spider crawled up the water spout.
Down came the rain, and washed the spider out.
Out came the sun, and dried up all the rain,
and the incy wincy spider went up the spout again.

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The eency weency spider crawled up the water spout.
Down came the rain, and washed the spider out.
Out came the sun, and dried up all the rain,
and the eency weency spider went up the spout again.

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The inky binky spider crawled up the water spout.
Down came the rain, and washed the spider out.
Out came the sun, and dried up all the rain,
and the inky binky spider went up the spout again.

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The inky dinky spider crawled up the water spout.
Down came the rain, and washed the spider out.
Out came the sun, and dried up all the rain,
and the inky dinky spider went up the spout again.

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The ipsy wipsy spider crawled up the water spout.
Down came the rain, and washed the spider out.
Out came the sun, and dried up all the rain,
and the ipsy wipsy spider went up the spout again.

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The ipsy dipsy spider crawled up the water spout.
Down came the rain, and washed the spider out.
Out came the sun, and dried up all the rain,
and the ipsy dipsy spider went up the spout again.

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