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;