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!'
More verses by Edward Lear
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- Limerick:There Was A Young Girl Of Majorca
- Limerick: There Was An Old Man Who Said, 'How
- Limerick: There Was An Old Man Who Said,
- Limerick:There Was A Young Lady Of Lucca