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    There was a Young Person of Smyrna,
    Whose Grandmother threatened to burn her;
    But she seized on the Cat, and said, “Granny, burn that! 
    You incongruous Old Woman of Smyrna!”

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    There was an Old Man on a hill,
    Who seldom, if ever, stood still;
    He ran up and down in his Grandmother’s gown,
    Which adorned that Old Man on a hill.

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    There was an Old Person of Chili,
    Whose conduct was painful and silly;
    He sate on the stairs, eating apples and pears,
    That imprudent Old Person of Chili.

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    There was an Old Man with a gong,
    Who bumped at it all the day long;
    But they called out, “Oh, law! you’re a horrid old bore!”
    So they smashed that Old Man with a gong.

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    There was an Old Man of Kilkenny,
    Who never had more than a penny;
    He spent all that money in onions and honey,
    That wayward Old Man of Kilkenny.

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    There was an Old Man of Columbia,
    Who was thirsty, and called out for some beer;
    But they brought it quite hot, in a small copper pot,
    Which disgusted that man of Columbia.

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    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 Bee.”

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    There was an Old Lady of Chertsey,
    Who made a remarkable curtsey;
    She twirled round and round, till she sank underground,
    Which distressed all the people of Chertsey.

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    There was a Young Lady whose chin
    Resembled the point of a pin;
    So she had it made sharp, and purchased a harp,
    And played several tunes with her chin.

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    There was an Old Man with a flute,—­
    A “sarpint” ran into his boot! 
    But he played day and night, till the “sarpint” took flight,
    And avoided that Man with a flute.

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    There was a Young Lady of Portugal,
    Whose ideas were excessively nautical;
    She climbed up a tree to examine the sea,
    But declared she would never leave Portugal.

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    There was an Old Person of Ischia,
    Whose conduct grew friskier and friskier;
    He danced hornpipes and jigs, and ate thousands of figs,
    That lively Old Person of Ischia

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    There was an Old Man of Vienna,
    Who lived upon Tincture of Senna;
    When that did not agree, he took Camomile Tea,
    That nasty Old Man of Vienna.