‘Twas in the year of 1857 and on the 14th of September

The attack was first to be made by Brigadier Nicholson,And he was ordered to attack the Cashmere Bastion.The British were entirely in command.Of Major-General Reid, assisted by Brigadier-Generals Wilson and Burnand;After a long march, fighting through a hostile country,And the brave heroes took up a position before the city.Delhi gates were encircled with a fringe…

‘Twas in the year of 1898, ond on the 21st of June,

Amongst the relatives of many persons who were drowned in the River Thames,Which their relatives will remember while life remains.The vessel was christened by the Duchess of York,And the spectators’ hearts felt light as corkAs the Duchess cut the cord that was holding the fine ship,Then the spectators loudly cheered as the vessel slid down…

‘Twas on a Sunday morning, and in the year of 1888,

Was run into amidships by the Norwegian barque ‘Nor,’And sunk in the English Channel, while the storm fiend did roar.She left Newcastle on Friday, in November, about two o’clock,And proceeded well on her way until she received a shock;And the effects of the collision were so serious within,That, within twenty minutes afterwards, with water she…

North Berwick is a watering-place with golfing links green,

And there’s a large number of handsome villas also,And often it’s called the Scarborough of Scotland, as Portobello.The greatest attraction is Tantallon Castle, worthy of regard,About three miles distant to the eastward;Which in time of war reoeived many a shock,And it’s deemed impregnable and built on a perpendicular rockThe castle was built in times unknown…