Nonsense Books

A Book of Nonsense

There was an Old Derry down Derry, who loved to see little folks merry;So he made them a Book, and with laughter they shookAt the fun of that Derry down Derry.

Nonsense Rhymes and Pictures

There was an Old Man with a nose,Who said, “If you choose to supposeThat my nose is too long, you are certainly wrong!”That remarkable Man with a nose.

There was a Young Person of Smyrna,Whose Grandmother threatened to burn her;But she seized on the Cat, and said, “Granny, burn that!You incongruous Old Woman of Smyrna!”

There was an Old Man on a hill,Who seldom, if ever, stood still;He ran up and down in his Grandmother’s gown,Which adorned that Old Man on a hill.

There was an Old Person of Chile,Whose conduct was painful and silly;He sat on the stairs, eating apples and pears,That imprudent Old Person of Chile.

There was an Old Man with a gong,Who bumped at it all the day long;But they called out, “Oh, law! you’re a horrid old bore!”So they smashed that Old Man with a gong.

There was an Old Man of Kilkenny,Who never had more than a penny;He spent all that money in onions and honey,

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