Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary

🔊/ˌmeəri ˌmeəri ˌkwaɪt kənˈtreəri/
🔊/ˌmeri ˌmeri ˌkwaɪt kənˈtreri/
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  1. the title and first line of a traditional nursery rhyme, sometimes set to music. The full poem is: Mary, Mary, quite contrary,How does your garden grow?With silver bells and cockleshells,And pretty maids all in a row.