6
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!”
7
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.
8
There was an Old Man with a gong,
Who bumped at it all the day long;
But they called out, “O law!
You’re a horrid old bore!”
So they smashed that Old Man with a gong.