a lyrical children's nursery rhyme |
Vincent of Clyde went out of his way To see the sights of the fair town of Skye He watched as the children laughed and played In paper hats and a twinkling eye William the piper who was piping an aire From a battered tin whistle at his lips He pranced and capered like he didn't care With a hop and a jump and a skip Singing fa-la-la-la-la-a-dingle-a-dally Ring a rose-rosie for poor little Sally Dance in the rain to earn a fair tea cup Skip over puddles to catch a puddle duck The lord of the manor will surely complain For ding-a-dell dancing about in the rain The pretty blue wren flew up to a branch Resting her wings in an old partridge tree She view all the land as far as she could From Ramsgate to London across the far valley Feeling the grace of the gnarly old wood And the sailing masts sailing across the far sea As the old tars climb the rigging and heartily sing Of old London town where fair lassies are waiting Singing fa-la-la-la-la-a-dingle-a-dally Ring a rose-rosie for poor little Sally Dance in the rain to earn a fair tea cup Skip over puddles to catch a puddle duck The lord of the manor will surely complain For ding-a-dell dancing about in the rain |