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There was an Old Man with a Gong
by Edward Lear
There was an Old Man with a gong,
Who bumped at it all day long;
But they called out, ‘O law!
You’re a horrid old bore!’
So they smashed that Old Man with a gong.
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Nonsense Rhymes & Pictures, Op. 42
Composer(s): Margaret Ruthven Lang
Song(s): 1. There was a Young Lady of Lucca
2. There was an Old Person of Skye
3. There was an Old Man with a Gong
4. There was an Old Lady of France
5. There was an Old Man in a Tree
6. There was an Old Person of Cassel