II.

    Once, among the Bong-trees walking
        Where the early pumpkins blow,
          To a little heap of stones
      Came the Yonghy-Bonghy-Bo. 
    There he heard a Lady talking,
    To some milk-white Hens of Dorking,—­
        “’Tis the Lady Jingly Jones! 
          On that little heap of stones
          Sits the Lady Jingly Jones!”
      Said the Yonghy-Bonghy-Bo,
      Said the Yonghy-Bonghy-Bo.

III.

“Lady Jingly!  Lady Jingly! 
Sitting where the pumpkins blow,
Will you come and be my wife?”
Said the Yonghy-Bonghy-Bo. 
“I am tired of living singly—­
On this coast so wild and shingly,—­
I’m a-weary of my life;
If you’ll come and be my wife,
Quite serene would be my life!”
Said the Yonghy-Bonghy-Bo,
Said the Yonghy-Bonghy-Bo.

IV.

“On this Coast of Coromandel
Shrimps and watercresses grow,
Prawns are plentiful and cheap,”
Said the Yonghy-Bonghy-Bo. 
“You shall have my chairs and candle,
And my jug without a handle! 
Gaze upon the rolling deep
(Fish is plentiful and cheap);
As the sea, my love is deep!”
Said the Yonghy-Bonghy-Bo,
Said the Yonghy-Bonghy-Bo.

V.

Lady Jingly answered sadly,
And her tears began to flow,—­
“Your proposal comes too late,
Mr. Yonghy-Bonghy-Bo! 
I would be your wife most gladly!”
(Here she twirled her fingers madly,)
“But in England I’ve a mate! 
Yes! you’ve asked me far too late,
For in England I’ve a mate,
Mr. Yonghy-Bonghy-Bo! 
Mr. Yonghy-Bonghy-Bo!

VI.

“Mr. Jones (his name is Handel,—­
Handel Jones, Esquire, & Co.)
Dorking fowls delights to send,
Mr. Yonghy-Bonghy-Bo! 
Keep, oh, keep your chairs and candle,
And your jug without a handle,—­
I can merely be your friend! 
Should my Jones more Dorkings send,
I will give you three, my friend! 
Mr. Yonghy-Bongy-Bo! 
Mr. Yonghy-Bonghy-Bo!

VII.

“Though you’ve such a tiny body,
And your head so large doth grow,—­
Though your hat may blow away,
Mr. Yonghy-Bonghy-Bo! 
Though you’re such a Hoddy Doddy,
Yet I wish that I could modi-
fy the words I needs must say! 
Will you please to go away? 
That is all I have to say,
Mr. Yongby-Bonghy-Bo! 
Mr. Yonghy-Bonghy-Bo!”

VIII.

Down the slippery slopes of Myrtle,
Where the early pumpkins blow,
To the calm and silent sea
Fled the Yonghy-Bonghy-Bo. 
There, beyond the Bay of Gurtle,
Lay a large and lively Turtle. 
“You’re the Cove,” he said, “for me;
On your back beyond the sea,
Turtle, you shall carry me!”
Said the Yonghy-Bonghy-Bo,
Said the Yonghy-Bonghy-Bo.

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IX.

Through the silent-roaring ocean
Did the Turtle swiftly go;
Holding fast upon his shell
Rode the Yonghy-Bonghy-Bo. 
With a sad primaeval motion
Towards the sunset isles of Boshen
Still the Turtle bore him well. 
Holding fast upon his shell,
“Lady Jingly Jones, farewell!”
Sang the Yonghy-Bonghy-Bo,
Sang the Yonghy-Bonghy-Bo.