Nonsense Rhymes and Pictures

There was an old man who when little
Fell casually into a kettle;
But, growing too stout,
He could never get out,
So he passed all his life in that kettle.

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 Person of Skye,
Who danced with a bluebottle fly;
They buzzed a sweet tune to the light of the moon,
And entranced all the people of Skye.

There was a young lady of Niger
Who smiled as she rode on a tiger;
They returned from the ride
With the lady inside,
And the smile on the face of the tiger.

There was an old Lady of France,
Who taught little ducklings to dance;
When she said, "Tick-a-Tack!"
They only said, "Quack!"
Which grieved that old Lady of France.

There was an Old Man you said "Well!
Will nobody answer this bell?
I have pulled day and night, til my hair was grown white,
But nobody answers this bell!"

There was an Old Man of Dumbree,
Who taught little owls to drink tea;
For he said, "To eat mice is not proper or nice,"
That amiable Man of Dumbree.

There was an Old Man of Cape Horn,
Who wished he had never been born;
So he sat on a chair,
Till he died of despair,
That dolorous Man of Cape Horn.

There was an old person of Cassel,
Whose nose finished off in a tassel;
But they call'd out, "Oh well! don't it look like a bell!"
Which perplexed that old person of Cassel. 

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!'

There was an old person of Jodd,
Whose ways were perplexing and odd;
She purchased a whistle,
And sate on a thistle,
And squeaked to the people of Jodd.

There once was a Person of Filey,
Of whom his acquaintance spoke highly;
He danced perfectly well, to the sound of a bell,
And delighted the people of Filey.

There was an Old Man you said "Well!
Will nobody answer this bell?
I have pulled day and night, til my hair was grown white,
But nobody answers this bell!"