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LIMERICK by EDWARD LEAR

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First Line: THERE WAS AN OLD MAN IN A TREE
Last Line: IT'S A REGULAR BRUTE OF A BEE!'
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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