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Who murdered himself with a fork;

But nobody cried

Though he very soon died, —

For that silly Old Man of New York.

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There was an Old Sailor (матрос) of Compton,

Whose vessel a rock it once bump'd on (чье судно на гору однажды наскочило);

The shock was so great (удар был так велик),

That it damaged the pate (что он повредил башку, макушку),

Of that singular (того «единственного» = странного, необычного) Sailor of Compton.

There was an Old Sailor of Compton,

Whose vessel a rock it once bump'd on;

The shock was so great,

That it damaged the pate,

Of that singular Sailor of Compton.