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There was an Old Man with a flute


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There was an Old Man with a flute,
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Poet:
There was an Old Man with a gong



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There was an Old Man with a gong,

Who bumped at it all day long;
But they called out, 'O law!
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Poet:
There was an Old Man with a nose

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 There was an Old Man with a nose,

 Who said, 'If you choose to suppose,

 That my nose is too long,

 You are certainly wrong!'

 That remarkable Man with a nose.


 <Publ. 1846>...

Poet:
There was an Old Man with a owl



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There was an Old Man with a owl,

Who continued to bother and howl;

       ‎ He sat on a rail

       ‎ And imbibed bitter ale,

Which refreshed that Old Man and his owl.

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Poet:
There was an Old Man, on whose nose

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There was an Old Man, on whose nose,

Most birds of the air could repose;

But they all flew away

At the closing of day,

Which relieved that Old Man and his nose.


 <Publ. 1846>...

Poet:
There was an Old Person from Gretna



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There was an Old Person from Gretna,

Who rushed down the crater of Etna ;

       ‎ When they said, “Is it hot?”

       ‎ He replied, “No, it’s not!”

That mendacious Old Person of Gretna...

Poet:
There was an old person of Brill

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 There was an old person of Brill,

 Who purchased a shirt with a frill;

 But they said, 'Don't you wish,

 You mayn't look like a fish,

 You obsequious ol person of Brill?'

 

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Poet:
There was an Old Person of Buda

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There was an Old Person of Buda ,

Whose conduct grew ruder and ruder;

    Till at last, with a hammer,

    They silenced his clamour,

By smashing that Person of Buda.

<Publ. 1846...

Poet:
There was an Old Person of Cadiz

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There was an Old Person of Cadiz,
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Poet:
There was an Old Person of Chester



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There was an Old Person of Chester,

Whom several small children did pester;

        They threw some large stones,

        Which broke most of his bones,

And displeased that Old Person of...

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