There was a man called William Long and horses were his game
He came to Chipping Norton before it had a name.
He built himself a homestead of solid sandstone
He didn’t want a wife.
He said he’d rather work alone.
He bred the finest horses and raised himself to fame
And then he said, “I’d better give this town of mine a name.”
He chose a tiny English town and christened it the same
And still today our Chipping Norton
Proudly bears the name.
And then in 1920, a very special year
The parents got together and said, “Now listen here,
It’s time we had a little school.
Our children need to learn.”
