There Was An Old Man In A Tree by Edward Lear

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!"

More from Edward Lear:

• There Was An Old Man Of Calcutta
• The Courtship Of The Yonghy-Bonghy-Bo
• There Was An Old Man Of New York
• There Was An Old Person Of Nice
• The Dong With A Luminous Nose
• The Quangle Wangle’s Hat