•  * * *


     There was an Old Man of New York,

     Who murdered himself with a fork;

     But nobody cried

     though he very soon died, —

     For that silly Old Man of New York.


     <Publ. 1846>

  •  * * *


    There was an Old Man of Peru,

    Who never knew what he should do;

         So he tore off his hair,

         And behaved like a bear,

    That intrinsic Old Man of Peru.


     <Publ. 1846>

  •  * * *


    There was an Old Man of the coast,

    Who placidly sat on a post;

       But when it was cold

       He relinquished his hold

    And called for some hot buttered toast.

    Pub. 1846



  •  * * *


    There was an Old Man of the West,

    Who wore a pale plum-coloured vest;

           When they said, “Does it fit?”

           He replied, “Not a bit!”

    That uneasy Old Man of the West.

     


    <Publ. 1846>



  •  * * *


    There was an Old Man of the Wrekin,

    Whose shoes made a horrible creaking

           But they said, “Tell us whether,

           Your shoes are of leather,

    Or of what, you Old Man of the Wrekin?”

    <Publ. 1846>

  •  

     * * *


     There was an old man of Thermopylæ,

     Who never did anything properly;

     But they said, "If you choose,

     To boil eggs in your shoes,

     You shall never remain in Thermopylæ."


     <Publ. 1846>

  •  * * *


     There was an old man of Three Bridges,

     Whose mind was distracted by midges,

     He saate on a wheel,

     Eating underdone veal,

     Which relieved that old man of Three Bridges.

     

     <Publ. 1872>

  •  * * *


     There was an Old Man of Vesuvius,

     Who studied the works of Vitruvius;

     When the flames burnt his book,

     To drinking he took,...



  •  * * *


    There was an Old Man of Vienna,

    Who lived upon Tincture of Senna;

           When that did not agree,

           He took Camomile Tea,

    That nasty Old Man of Vienna.


    <Publ. 1846>

  •  * * *


    There was an Old Man on a hill,

    Who seldom, if ever, stood still;
    He ran up and down,
    In his Grandmother's gown,

    Which adorned that Old Man...