There was an Old Man in a Tree

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 Man Who Supposed

There was an Old Man who supposed,
That the street door was partially closed;
But some very large rats, ate his coats and his hats,
While the futile old gentleman dozed.

    There was an Old Man with a Beard

There was an Old Man with a beard,
Who said,"it's just as I feared!-
Two Owls and a Hen, four Larks and a Wren,
Have all built their nests in my beard!"

               Edward Lear 1812-1888
                             
                         Lear was known for "nonsense poetry". We see here three such verses in limerick form.