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There was an old person of China,
Whose daughters were Jiska and Dinah,
Amelia and Fluffy,
Olivia and Chuffy,
And all of them settled in China.
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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,
For the fish in the depths of the Dargle.'
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There was an old man in a Marsh,
Whose manners were futile and harsh;
He sate on a log,
And sang songs to a frog,
That instructive old man in a Marsh.
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There was a young person in red,
Who carefully covered her head,
With a bonnet of leather,
And three lines of feather,
Besides some long ribands of red.
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There was an old person of Bree,
Who frequented the depths of the sea;
she nurs'd the small fishes,
And washed all the dishes,
And swam back again into Bree.
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There was an old man in a barge,
Whose nose was exceedingly large;
But in fishing by night,
It supported a light,
Which helped that old man in a barge.
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There was an old person in black,
A Grasshopper jumped on his back;
When it chirped in his ear,
He was smitten with fear,
That helpless old person in black.
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There was an old man of Toulouse
Who purchased a new pair of shoes;
When they asked, 'Are they pleasant?'--
He said, 'Not at present!'
That turbid old man of Toulouse.
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There was an old man of Blackheath,
Whose head was adorned with a wreath,
Of lobsters and spice,
Pickled onions and mice,
That uncommon old man of Blackheath.
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There was an old man on the Humber,
Who dined on a cake of burnt Uumber;
When he said -- 'It's enough!' --
They only said, 'Stuff!
You amazing old man of the Humber!'
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