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There was a young lady of Greenwich,
Whose garments were bordered 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 Brigg,
Who purchased no end of a wig;
So that only his nose,
And the end of his toes,
Could be seen when he walked about Brigg.
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There was an old person of Crowle,
Who lived in the nest of an owl;
When they screamed in the nest,
He screamed out with the rest,
That depressing old person of Crowle.
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There was an old person in gray,
Whose feeling were tinged with dismay;
She purchased two parrots,
And fed them with carrots,
Which pleased that old person in gray.
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There was an old person of Blythe,
Who cut up his meat with a saythe;
When they said, 'Well! I never!' --
he cried, 'Scythes for ever!'
That lively old person of Blythe.
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There was an old person of Ealing,
Who was wholly devoid of good feeling;
He drove a small gig,
With three Owls and a Pig,
Which distressed all the people of Ealing.
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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.
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There was an old man of Ancona,
Who found a small dog with no owner,
Whic he took up and down,
All the streets of the town;
That anxious old man of Ancona.
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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 Nice,
Whose associates were usually Geese.
They walked out together,
In all sorts of weather.
That affable person of Nice.
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