There was an Old Man of Vienna...

By Edward Lear

There was an Old Man of Vienna,

Who lived upon Tincture of Senna;

When that did not agree, he took Camomile Tea,

That nasty Old Man of Vienna.

There was an Old Man in a boat,

Who said, “I'm afloat! I'm afloat!”

When they said, “No, you ai n't!” he was ready to faint,

That unhappy Old Man in a boat.