Till John, he got married, and Charlie, he died;

And that is the reason why I've never wed;

For how could I help it, as every one said,

When John, he was married, and Charlie was dead."

Number three now speaks:

"I have never proposed to any girl.

Was I to be caught in the snare of a curl,

And dangle through life in a dizzy whirl?

"Humph! I know too much for that by half!

I may look young, but I'm not a calf;