Poetry Moment

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.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 downin his Grandmother’s gown,Which adorned that Old Man on a hill.There was an Old Person of Chili,Whose conduct was painful and silly;He sate on the stairs,eating apples and pears,That imprudent Old Person of Chili.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 moneyin