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There was an Old Man with a flute—

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There was an Old Man with a flute— by Edward Lear

There was an Old Man with a flute,—A "sarpint" ran into his boot!But he played day and night, till the "sarpint" took flight,And avoided that Man with a flute.

Form: Limerick

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