Today I intend to go
To Houghton Hall
The home of
The Cholmondeley's
Oh how I love that name
But first for breakfast
Bacon, two fried eggs
Toast and beans
Yes, how much better than being
The Fourth Earl of Nidderdale
To be the Buckminster Fuller
Of Cholmondeley
MOD Sculthorpe
And RAF Sculthorpe
Are both nearby
Perhaps once strategic bases
Yes, landing sites
For Sandringham Estate
Or for the first Prime Minister
Of Great Britain
But first for breakfast
Bacon, two fried eggs
Toast and beans
Should be fine
The Cholmondeley’s
Have had a presence
At Houghton Hall
Since the first Marquess
Inherited the place
In the 18th century
I make that to be
Quite a good while ago
Lord Cholmondeley
Was educated at Eton
And studied
At the Sorbonne, lucky lad
But first for breakfast
Bacon, two fried eggs
Toast and beans
Should be fine
Now he is married
To Rose Hanbury
They have two boys
And a daughter named Iris
But first for breakfast
Bacon, two fried eggs
Toast and beans
Should be fine
For a day which
Will mostly be spent
Out of doors
In the Cholmondeley’s garden
