Wee Willie Winkie
/ˌwiː ˌwɪli ˈwɪŋki/
/ˌwiː ˌwɪli ˈwɪŋki/
- a character in a traditional nursery rhyme. The words are: “Wee Willie Winkie runs through the town,Upstairs and downstairs in his nightgown,Rapping at the window, crying through the lock,Are the children all in bed, it's past eight o'clock?”
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