Down the slippery slopes of Myrtle,
Where the early pumpkins blow,
To the calm and silent sea
Fled the Yonghy-Bonghy-Bò.
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-Bò,
Said the Yonghy-Bonghy-Bò.