A huntin' after lions;
He came upon an island where
There was a pair of giants.
He brought his nets and big harpoon,
And thought he'd try to catch 'em;
But Nabbum found out very soon
There was no need to fetch 'em.

Yankee Nabbum went ashore,
With Jacky and some others;
But Huggermugger treated them
Just like his little brothers.
He took 'em up and put 'em in
His thunderin' big fish basket;--
He took 'em home and gave them all
they wanted, ere they asked it.

The giants were as sweet to them
As two great lumps of sugar,--
A very Queen of Candy was
Good Mrs. Huggermugger.
But, Ah! The good fat woman died,
The giant too departed,
And came himself on Nabbum's ship,
Quite sad and broken hearted.
He came aboard and sailed with us,

A sadder man and wiser--
But pretty soon, just like his wife,
He sickened and did die, Sir.