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    There was an old person of Wilts,
    Who constantly walked upon stilts;
    He wreathed them with lilies and daffy-down-dillies,
    That elegant person of Wilts.

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    There was an old person of Grange,
    Whose manners were scroobious and strange;
    He sailed to St. Blubb in a waterproof tub,
    That aquatic old person of Grange.

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    There was an old person of Newry,
    Whose manners were tinctured with fury;
    He tore all the rugs, and broke all the jugs,
    Within twenty miles’ distance of Newry.

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    There was an old man of Dumblane,
    Who greatly resembled a crane;
    But they said, “Is it wrong, since your legs are so long,
    To request you won’t stay in Dumblane?”

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    There was an old man of Port Grigor,
    Whose actions were noted for vigour;
    He stood on his head till his waistcoat turned red,
    That eclectic old man of Port Grigor.

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    There was an old man of El Hums,
    Who lived upon nothing but crumbs,
    Which he picked off the ground, with the other birds round,
    In the roads and the lanes of El Hums.

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    There was an old man of West Dumpet,
    Who possessed a large nose like a trumpet;
    When he blew it aloud, it astonished the crowd,
    And was heard through the whole of West Dumpet.

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    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 obnoxious old person of Sark!”

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    There was an old man whose despair
    Induced him to purchase a hare: 
    Whereon one fine day he rode wholly away,
    Which partly assuaged his despair.

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    There was an old person of Barnes,
    Whose garments were covered with darns;
    But they said, “Without doubt, you will soon wear them out,
    You luminous person of Barnes!”

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    There was an old person of Nice,
    Whose associates were usually Geese. 
    They walked out together in all sorts of weather,
    That affable person of Nice!

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    There was a young lady of Greenwich,
    Whose garments were border’d with Spinach;
    But a large spotty Calf bit her shawl quite in half,
    Which alarmed that young lady of Greenwich.

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    There was an old person of Cannes,
    Who purchased three fowls and a fan;
    Those she placed on a stool, and to make them feel cool
    She constantly fanned them at Cannes.

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    There was an old person of Ickley,
    Who could not abide to ride quickly;
    He rode to Karnak on a tortoise’s back,
    That moony old person of Ickley.