There was an Old Man of Vesuvius,
    Who studied the works of Vitruvius;
    When the flames burnt his book, to drinking he took,
    That morbid Old Man of Vesuvius.

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    There was an Old Man of Dundee,
    Who frequented the top of a tree;
    When disturbed by the Crows, he abruptly arose,
    And exclaimed, “I’ll return to Dundee!”

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    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 melancholy.

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    There was an Old Man on some rocks,
    Who shut his Wife up in a box: 
    When she said, “Let me out,” he exclaimed, “Without doubt
    You will pass all your life in that box.”

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    There was an Old Person of Rheims,
    Who was troubled with horrible dreams;
    So to keep him awake they fed him with cake,
    Which amused that Old Person of Rheims.

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    There was an Old Man of Leghorn,
    The smallest that ever was born;
    But quickly snapt up he was once by a Puppy,
    Who devoured that Old Man of Leghorn.

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    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 cheerful Old Man in a pew.

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    There was an Old Man of Jamaica,
    Who suddenly married a Quaker;
    But she cried out, “Oh, lack!  I have married a black!”
    Which distressed that Old Man of Jamaica.

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    There was an Old Man who said, “How
    Shall I flee from this horrible Cow? 
    I will sit on this stile, and continue to smile,
    Which may soften the heart of that Cow.”

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    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,
    And some she took with her to Troy.

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    There was a Young Lady of Hull,
    Who was chased by a virulent Bull;
    But she seized on a spade, and called out, “Who’s afraid?”
    Which distracted that virulent Bull.

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    There was an Old Person of Dutton,
    Whose head was as small as a button;
    So to make it look big he purchased a wig,
    And rapidly rushed about Dutton.

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    There was an Old Man who said, “Hush! 
    I perceive a young bird in this bush!”
    When they said, “Is it small?” he replied, “Not at all;
    It is four times as big as the bush!”

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    There was a Young Lady of Russia,
    Who screamed so that no one could hush her;
    Her screams were extreme,—­no one heard such a scream
    As was screamed by that Lady of Russia.