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LIMERICK by EDWARD LEAR

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First Line: THERE WAS AN OLD MAN IN A PEW
Last Line: THAT CHEERFUL OLD MAN IN A PEW.

There was an Old Man in a pew,
Whose waistcoat was spotted with blue;
But he tore it in pieces to give to his nieces,
That cheerful Old Man in a pew.




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