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 cured that Old Man of the West.
E.Lear, 1846
Rearing horse
There was an Old Man with a beard,
Who sat on a horse when he reared;
But they said, "Never mind!
You will fall off behind,
You propitious Old Man with a beard!"
E.Lear, 1846
I'm evil, evil!...
There was an Old Person of Bangor,
Whose face was distorted with anger;
He tore off his boots,
And subsisted on roots,
That borascible person of Bangor.
E.Lear, 1846
Breakfast on a post
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.
E.Lear, 1846
My model dog
There was an Old Man of Kamschatka,
Who possessed a remarkably fat cur,
His gait and his waddle,
Were held as a model,
To all the fat dogs in Kamschatka.
E.Lear, 1846
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I'll hang with you guys
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,
That it killed that Old Man of the East.
E.Lear, 1846
Sure, daddy, - let's go!
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!"
E.Lear, 1846
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Lyre magic
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 enchanted the city of Tyre.
E.Lear, 1846
Wig is big
There was an old person of Dutton,
Whose head was so small as a button;
So to make it look big,
He purchased a wig,
And rapidly rushed about Dutton.
E.Lear, 1846
Rude boy jamaican
There was an Old Man of Jamaica,
Who suddenly married a Quaker;
But she cried out--"O lack!
I have married a black!"
Which distressed that Old Man of Jamaica.
E.Lear, 1846
Moon examination
There was an Old Man of the Hague,
Whose ideas were excessively vague;
He built a balloon,
To examine the moon,
That deluded Old Man of the Hague.
E.Lear, 1846
Beware of the puppy
There was an Old Man of Leghorn,
The smallest as ever was born;
But quickly snapt up he,
Was once by a puppy,
Who devoured that Old Man of Leghorn.
E.Lear, 1846
Dancing with the raven
There was an Old Man of Whitehaven,
Who danced a quadrille with a Raven;
But they said--"It's absurd,
To encourage this bird!"
So they smashed that Old Man of Whitehaven.
E.Lear, 1846
Spade against a bull
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.
E.Lear, 1846
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The reverse of Punch and Judy!
Lenin's dog
Lenin's dog, Zhenka, was my namesake. This cartoon is for Mark Teeter's article which appeared in The Moscow News today, on Tuesday February the 8th.
Click here to read the article.
Smile that cow away
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."
E.Lear, 1846
I'll cut me in pieces!
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.
E.Lear, 1846