1.In the old，old hall the old clock stands，And round and round move the steady hands； With its tick，tick，tick，both night and day，While seconds and minutes pass away.
2.At the old，old clock oft wonders Nell， For she canˊt make out what it has to tell； She has ne’er yet read，in prose1 or rhyme2，That it marks the silent course of time.
3.When I was a child，as Nell is now，And long ere Time had wrinkled3 my brow4，The old，old clock both by night and day Said，-"Tick，tick，tick！" Time passes away.
1 Prose，the common language of men in talking or writing. 2 Rhyme，verse，poetry.3 Wrinkled，having creases or folds in the skin. 4 Brow，the forehead.