But in swallowing a dish,

That was quite full of fish,

He was choked, that Old Man of the South.

There was an Old Man of the Nile (был /как-то/ старик с Нила),

Who sharpened his nails with a file (который затачивал ногти напильником; sharp — острый),

Till he cut out his thumbs (пока не отрезал большие пальцы своих рук; thumb — большой палец /руки/),

And said calmly, 'This comes (и спокойно сказал: Это происходит: «приходит»)

Of sharpening one's nails with a file (из-за затачивания своих ногтей напильником)!'

cut [kʌt], thumb [θʌm]

There was an Old Man of the Nile,