was a butcher,
who had a great dog;

was a captain,
all covered with lace;

was a drunkard,
and had a red face;

was an esquire,
with pride on his brow;

was a farmer,
and followed the plough;

was a gamester,
who had but ill-luck;

was a hunter,
and hunted a buck;

was an innkeeper,
who loved to carouse;

was a joiner,
and built up a house;

was King William,
once governed the land;

was a lady,
who had a white hand;

was a miser,
and hoarded up gold;

was a nobleman,
gallant and bold;

was an oyster girl,
and went about town;

was a parson,
and wore a black gown;

was a queen,
who wore a silk slip;

was a robber,
and wanted a whip;

was a sailor,
and spent all he got;

was a tinker,
and mended a pot;

was a userer,
a miserable elf;

was a vintner,
who drank all himself;

was a watchman,
and guarded the door;

was expensive,
and so became poor;

was a youth,
that did not love school;

was a zany,
a poor harmless fool.