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There was an Old Man of Aôsta,
Who possessed a large cow, but he lost her;
But they said, 'Don't you see
She has rushed up a tree?
You invidious Old Man of Aôsta!'
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That dolorous Man of Cape Horn.
There was an Old Man of Cape Horn,
Who wished he had never been born;
So he sat on a chair,
Till he died of despair.
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There was an Old Man of Columbia ,
Who was thirsty, and called out for some beer;
But they brought it quite hot,
In a small copper pot,
Which disgusted that man of Columbia.
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There was an old man of Hong Kong,
Who never did anything wrong;
He lay on his back,
With his head in a sack,
That innocuous old man of Hong Kong.
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There was an Old Man of Kamschatka,
Who possessed a remarkable fat cur;
His gait and his waddle
Were held as a model
To all the fat dogs in Kamschatka.
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There was an Old Man of Kildare,
Who climbed into a very old chair;
When he said, — "Here I stays, —
Till the end of my days,"
That immovable Man of Kildare.
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There was an Old Man of Kilkenny,
Who never had more than a penny;
He spent all that...* * *
There was an Old Man of Madras,
Who rode on a cream-coloured ass;
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There was an Old Man of Marseilles,
Whose daughters wore bottle-green veils;
They caught several Fish,
Which they put in a dish,
And sent to their Pa' at Marseilles.
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There was an Old Man of Moldavia ,
Who had the most curious behaviour;
For while he was able,
He slept on a table.
That funny Old Man of Moldavia.
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