Deedle, Deedle, Dumpling

Deedle, deedle, Dumpling, my son John, He went to bed with his stockings on, One shoe off and one shoe on; Deedle, deedle, Dumpling, my son John.

Deedle, Deedle, Dumpling — звукосочетания, не несущие смысла,
he went to bed with his stockings on — он лег (пошел) спать в чулках,
one shoe off and one shoe on — в одном башмаке.