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There was an Old Man of Nantucket Who kept all his cash in a bucket. His daughter, called Nan, Ran away with a man, And as for the bucket, Nantucket. There once was a man from Peru Who had a lot of growing up to do, He’d ring a doorbell, then run like hell, Until the owner shot him with a .22. There was a young lady of Lucca Whose lovers completely forsook her; She ran up a tree And said "Fiddle-de-dee!" Which embarrassed the people of Lucca. A bather whose clothing was strewed By winds that left her quite nude Saw a man come along And unless we are wrong You expected this line to be lewd. There was a Young Lady whose chin Resembled the point of a pin: So she had it made sharp, And purchased a harp, And played several tunes with her chin. There once was a young lady named bright Whose speed was much faster than light She set out one day In a relative way And returned on the previous night. Few thought he was even a starter; There were many who thought themselves smarter, But he ended a PM CH and OM An earl and a Knight of the Garter. There was an old man with a beard Who said, "it’s just how I feared! Two owls and a hen Four larks and a wren Have all built their nests in my beard. ABHISHEK VIJAYAN (IX A)