In Vestminster not long ago there dvelt a lad named JOEY;
He vos not raised in Vestminster, but in a place more goey.
At snaring birds he vos a dab, of eggs (and plots) a hatcher;
And he vos called young Vistling JOE, the Brummagem Birdcatcher.
Young JOE of Grand Old VILL-I-AM, at fust vos pal most chummy,
But second fiddle vos not quite the instrument for Brummy.
Says he, “Old VILL vants his own vay, the vicked old vote-snatcher!
But that arrangement vill not suit the Brummagem Birdcatcher!
“I am as artful, qvite, as he, and much more young and active;
I’ve a sweet vistle of my own the birds find most attractive.