Blacksmith Green Had Three Strong Sons, With Bread And Beef Did Fill 'Em, Now John And Ned Are Perished And Dead, But Plenty Remains Of William. John Green Was A Whiskey Drinker, The Land Of Cakes Supplied Him, Till At Last His Soul Flew Out By The Hole That The Fierce Drink Burned Inside Him. Ned Green Was A Water Drinker, And, Lord, How Ned Would Fuddle! He Rotted Away His Mortal Clay Like An Old Boot Thrown In A Puddle. Will Green Was A Wise Young Drinker, Shrank From Whiskey Or Water, But He Made Good Cheer With Headstrong Beer, And Married An Alderman'S Daughter.