When I was just a boy of ten
I walked to school each day
A mile the path but hundreds then
That led me far astray
There was a bridge that crossed a stream
Where underneath I had
A castle built of golden bricks
Where I reigned as a lad
Twas in this castle where I fought
With victory o’er all
I slayed the bad and fed the poor
And kept a mistress small
The road led on through woods and ferns
Where Robin Hood in strife
Was laid to rest and I beside
To share his roving life
Prairie poplars jungles fierce
That held in every tree
A panther or a tiger’s teeth
To make a meal of me
Placid ponds quite near the school
Were oceans blue with sand
Where Captain Kidd sailed his great fleet
And I to give command
Twas there I fought the icy seas
With Captain Cook’s best men
And there I left my dream til four
When school let out again