In the town where I was born
there lived a girl so fair
that if you chanced to look at her
you’d see she wasn’t there.
troll-la troll-la troll-la
troodle-oodle-ee
rumble bumble gobbledygook
fiddle-dee diddle-dee dee!
In the town where I was raised
there lived a girl so smart
that she could talk for days on end
and never even start.
troll-la troll-la troll-la
troodle-oodle-oh
ingy-pingy dumbledy-doo
ee-aye ee-aye-oh!
In the town where I was schooled
there lived a girl so fast
that she could leave to-morrow
but she’d get there in the past.
troll-la troll-la troll-la
troodle-oodle-eye
gorple-lorple loopa-dee-dah
grumpledy rumpledy-rye!
In the town where I now work
there lives a girl so tall
that she would never hit the ground
if she should trip and fall.
troll-la troll-la troll-la
troodle-oodle-ay
eenie meenie miney-mo
giddy-i ziddy-i-zay!
In the town where I’ll retire
there’ll live a girl so old
that she’ll remember ten years thence
or at least so I’ll have been told.
troll-la troll-la troll-la
troodle-oodle-oo
blunder wonder dunder-dee
poodle-y doodle-y-doo!
In the town where I shall die
there’ll live a girl so kind
that if a burglar stole her brain
she wouldn’t even mind.
troll-la troll-la troll-la
troodle-oodle-oy
soggy doggy diggery-doo
paddle-y raddle-y roy!