There was an Old Man of the West,
Who never could get any rest;
So they set him to spin on his nose and his chin,
Which cured that Old Man of the West.

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!"

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 this Cow."

There was an Old Man of Calcutta,
Who perpetually ate bread and butter,
Till a great bit of muffin, on which he was stuffing,
Choked that horrid Old Man of Calcutta.

There was an Old Man of the South,
Who had an immoderate mouth;
But in swallowing a dish that was quite full of fish,
He was choked, that Old Man of the South.

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.

There was an Old Man of 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,"

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.

There was an Old Man with a flute,
A "sarpent" ran into his boot;
But he played day and night, till the "sarpent" took flight,
And avoided that Man with a flute.

There was an Old Man of Berlin,
Whose form was uncommonly thin;
Till he once, by mistake, was mixed up in a cake,
So they baked that Old Man of Berlin.

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.

[Illustration: Old Man Sitting--Casting Jug-Shaped Shadow.]

A horrid Old Gentleman from Monaghan,
Sat down and refused to go on again,
Till they gave him a crown for leaving the town,
That wretched old humbug of Monaghan.

There was an Old Man if Nepaul,
From his horse had a terrible fall;
But, though split quite in two, with some very strong glue
They mended that Man of Nepaul.

There was an Old Man of Aoster,