DADDY goes a-riding in a motor painted grey,

He makes a lot of snorty noise before he gets away ;

The fairies go a-riding when they wish to take their
ease,

The fairies go a-riding on the backs of bumble-
bees.

Daddy goes a-sailing in a jolly wooden boat,

He takes a lot of tackle and his very oldest coat;

The fairies go a-sailing, and I wonder they get

home,
The fairies go a-sailing on a little scrap of foam.

Daddy goes a-climbing with a knapsack and a

stick,
The rocks are very hard and steep, his boots are

very thick;

But the fairies go a-climbing (I've seen them there

in crowds),
The fairies go a-climbing on the mountains in the

clouds.