And six-and-eightpence was his fee.

To widows and to orphans, too,

Young Mr. Webbe was very nice,

And turned none from his door away

Who came to seek for his advice:

To these, I humbly beg to state—

The sad and the disconsolate—

His fee was merely six-and-eight.

He'd heave a sympathetic sigh,

And squeeze each bankrupt client's hand