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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 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...
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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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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.
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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.
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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.
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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?”
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