There was an old man with a beard,
who said, ‘It is just as I feared! –
Two owls and a hen, four larks and a wren,
Have all built their nests in my beard!’
Edward Lear
There was an old fellow of Lyme
Who lived with three wives at one time.
When asked, ‘Why the third?’
He replied, ‘One’s absurd,
And bigamy, sir, is a crime.’
Edward Lear
The Owl and the Pussy-cat went to sea
In a beautiful pea-green boat,
They took some honey, and plenty of money,
Wrapped up in a five-pound note.
Edward Lear