‘Up the close and doon the stair,/ Ben the hoose wi’ Burke and Hare/ Burke’s the butcher, Hare’s the thief,/ Knox the boy who buys the beef.’ This Scottish children’s rhyme has br…

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Up the close an doon the stair Ben the hoose wi Burke an Hare Burke’s the butcher, Hare’s the thief Knox the boy who buys the beef

—cheery wee 19th-century Edinburgh children’s skipping rhyme