He asked to be a carpenter,
He sawed off Prendy's head.
'A pal of mine what lives next door,
'E 'eard it 'appening;
The warder must 'ave 'eard it too,
'E didn't interfere.
'Time, like an ever‑rolling stream,
Bears all its sons away.
'Poor Prendy 'ollered fit to kill
For nearly 'alf an hour.