This valiant man has ever left home
And he'd been much reduced
and caused great confusion
Between Yorkshire and Rotterdam
Weary of travelling he sat down to rest
By the foot of Yard Mountain
lies a clear -flowing fountain
With bread and fresh water
With the night -fast approaching
and ivy his bed for to make
It was the 5th of November,
to his family and friends
They did stand so astounded,
surprised and dumbfounded
To see such a stranger again in their sight
His children gathered round him
with their prittled, prattling stories
With their prittled, prattling stories
Now he's as happy as those
Content he'll remain and not ramble away
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This valiant man has ever left home
And he'd been much reduced
and caused great confusion
That was the reason he started to roam .