There was a lady al1 skin and bone;

a
There was a lady al1 skin and bone;
Sure such a lady was never known:
It happened upon a certain day,
This lady went to church to pray.

b
When she came to the church stile,
There she did rest a little while:
When she came to the church yard,
There the bells so loud she heard.

c
When she came to the church door,
She stopped to rest a little more;
When she came to the church within,
The parson prayed gainst pride and sin.

d
On looking up, on looking down,
She saw a dead man on the ground;
And from his nose unto his chin,
The worms crawled out, the worms crawled in.

e
Then she unto the parson said,
Shall I be so when I am dead:
O yes! O yes! The parson said,
You will be so when you are dead.