Sticks and Stones

"Sticks and Stones" is an English-language children's rhyme. The rhyme is used as a defense against name-calling and verbal bullying. The full rhyme is usually a variant of:

Sticks and stones may break my bones
But words shall never hurt me.

"Sticks and Stones" has been used as the title for many albums and songs and the rhyme's lyrics have also appeared in many songs, either in its usual form or with altered lyrics.

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