For they sometimes make him leaner, and sometimes make him bigger.

But, be that as it may, I feel that, while my life endures,

I know by heart my Prince's face, my future King's contours.

A stiff examination in the Prince of Wales I'd pass,

And in all his princely attitudes they'd give me a first-class.

The Duke of York, our Sailor Prince, I think I've got him pat;

I've never seen him face to face, but what's the odds of that?

In illustrated papers I have watched him every day

Since he went and popped the question to the pretty Princess May.

I've seen them plain or coloured in fifty different styles,