Edward Lear

"There was an Old Derry down Derry,     Who loved to see little folks merry;     So he made them a Book,     And with laughter they shook,"

"There was an Old Man of the North,     Who fell into a basin of broth;     But a laudable cook,     Fished him out with a hook,     Which save"

"I.     The Owl and the Pussy-Cat went to sea     In a beautiful pea-green boat:     They took some honey, and plenty of money"

"There was a Young Lady of Sweden,     Who went by the slow train to Weedon;     When they cried, "Weedon Station!"     She made no observation,"

"There was a Young Lady of Parma,     Whose conduct grew calmer and calmer;     When they said, "Are you dumb?"     She merely said, "Hum!""

"There was an old person of Dean     Who dined on one pea, and one bean;     For he said, "More than that,     Would make me too fat,"     Tha"

"There was an old person of China,     Whose daughters were Jiska and Dinah,     Amelia and Fluffy,     Olivia and Chuffy,     And all of them"

"There was a Young Lady of Tyre,     Who swept the loud chords of a lyre;     At the sound of each sweep,     She enraptured the deep,     And"

"There was an Old Man with a poker,     Who painted his face with red oker;     When they said, "You're a Guy!"     He made no reply,     But k"

"There was an Old Man of the West,     Who never could get any rest;     So they set him to spin,     On his nose find his chin,     Which cure"

"I.     The Pobble who has no toes     Had once as many as we;     When they said, "Some day you may lose them all;"     He replied"

"There was a Young Lady whose bonnet,     Came untied when the birds sate upon it;     But she said, "I don't care!     All the birds in the air"

"The Kicking Kangaroo,     who wore a Pale Pink Muslin dress     with Blue spots."

"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 O"

"There was an Old Person of Philae,     Whose conduct was scroobious and wily;     He rushed up a Palm,     When the weather was calm,     And"

"There is a young lady, whose nose,     Continually prospers and grows;     When it grew out of sight,     She exclaimed in a fright,     "Oh!"

"There was an old person of Bude,     Whose deportment was vicious and crude;     He wore a large ruff     Of pale straw-colored stuff,     Wh"

"There was an Old Person of Spain,     Who hated all trouble and pain;     So he sate on a chair,     With his feet in the air,     That umbrag"

"There was an old person of Bar,     Who passed all her life in a jar,     Which she painted pea-green,     To appear more serene,     That pl"

"There was an old person of Skye,     Who waltz'd with a Bluebottle fly:     They buzz'd a sweet tune,     To the light of the moon,     And e"

"There was an Old Man in a pew,     Whose waistcoat was spotted with blue;     But he tore it in pieces,     To give to his nieces, -     That"

"There was a Young Lady of Troy,     Whom several large flies did annoy;     Some she killed with a thump,     Some she drowned at the pump,"

"There was an old person of Woking,     Whose mind was perverse and provoking;     He sate on a rail,     With his head in a pail,     That il"

"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,     That dolo"

"A          A was an ant     Who seldom stood still,     And who made a nice house     In the side of a hill.     a!     Nice little ant!"

"There was an Old Person of Bangor,     Whose face was distorted with anger;     He tore off his boots,     And subsisted on roots,     That bo"

"I.     On the top of the Crumpetty Tree     The Quangle Wangle sat,     But his face you could not see,     On account of his Beav"

"There was an old man of the Dargle     Who purchased six barrels of Gargle;     For he said, "I'll sit still,     And will roll them down hill"

"There was an old man of Dumbree,     Who taught little owls to drink tea;     For he said, "To eat mice     Is not proper or nice,"     That"

"There was an old man of Dee-side     Whose hat was exceedingly wide,     But he said, "Do not fail,     If it happen to hail,     To come und"

"There was an old Man of th' Abruzzi,     So blind that he couldn't his foot see;     When they said, "That's your toe,"     He replied, "Is it"

"There was an old person of Wilts,     Who constantly walked upon stilts;     He wreathed them with lilies     And daffy-down-dillies,     Tha"

"There was an Old Man in a tree, Who was horribly bored by a bee. When they said "Does it buzz?" He replied "Yes, it does! It's a regular brute of a be"

"When awful darkness and silence reign Over the great Gromboolian plain, Through the long, long wintry nights; -- When the angry breakers roar As they"

"There was an old man on the Border,     Who lived in the utmost disorder;     He danced with the cat,     And made tea in his hat,     Which"

"The Excellent Double-extra XX     imbibing King Xerxes, who lived a     long while ago."

"There was a Young Lady of Clare,     Who was sadly pursued by a bear;     When she found she was tired,     She abruptly expired,     That unf"

"There was an old person of Newry,     Whose manners were tinctured with fury;     He tore all the rugs,     And broke all the jugs,     Withi"

"The Scroobious Snake,     who always wore a Hat on his Head, for     fear he should bite anybody."

"There was an Old Lady whose folly,     Induced her to sit in a holly;     Whereon by a thorn,     Her dress being torn,     She quickly became"

"There was a young lady of Firle,     Whose hair was addicted to curl;     It curled up a tree,     And all over the sea,     That expansive y"

"There was an old person in gray,     Whose feelings were tinged with dismay;     She purchased two parrots,     And fed them with carrots,"

"There was an Old Man of the East,     Who gave all his children a feast;     But they all ate so much,     And their conduct was such,     Tha"

"There was a Young Person of Smyrna,     Whose Grandmother threatened to burn her;     But she seized on the Cat,     And said, "Granny, burn th"

"There was an old person of Sark,     Who made an unpleasant remark;     But they said, "Don't you see     What a brute you must be,     You o"

"The Hasty Higgeldipiggledy Hen,     who went to market in a Blue Bonnet and Shawl,     and bought a Fish for her Supper."

"There was an Old Man of the Cape,     Who possessed a large Barbary Ape;     Till the Ape one dark night,     Set the house on a light,     Wh"

"There was an Old Man of the South,     Who had an immoderate mouth;     But in swallowing a dish,     That was quite full of fish,     He was"

"There was an Old Person of Cromer,     Who stood on one leg to read Homer;     When he found he grew stiff,     He jumped over the cliff,"

"There was an old person of Jodd,     Whose ways were perplexing and odd;     She purchased a whistle,     And sate on a thistle,     And sque"

"There was an Old Man of Berlin,     Whose form was uncommonly thin;     Till he once, by mistake,     Was mixed up in a cake,     So they bake"

"I.     They went to sea in a sieve, they did;     In a sieve they went to sea:     In spite of all their friends could say,     On"

"The Obsequious Ornamental Ostrich,     who wore Boots to keep his     feet quite dry."

"There was an old man of Blackheath,     Whose head was adorned with a wreath     Of lobsters and spice,     Pickled onions and mice,     That"

"There was an old person of Florence,     Who held mutton chops in abhorrence;     He purchased a Bustard,     And fried him in Mustard,     W"

"There was an Old Man of Apulia,     Whose conduct was very peculiar;     He fed twenty sons,     Upon nothing but buns,     That whimsical Man"

"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"

"There was an old person of Pett,     Who was partly consumed by regret;     He sate in a cart,     And ate cold apple tart,     Which relieve"

"There was an old person of Shields,     Who frequented the vallies and fields;     All the mice and the cats,     And the snakes and the rats,"

"There was an Old Person of Cadiz,     Who was always polite to all ladies;     But in handing his daughter,     He fell into the water,     Wh"