There Was an Old Man in a Tree

Portrait of Edward Lear
Edward Lear 1812–1888

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!"

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