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.
Edward Lear
An Old Man With A Flute
Filed Under: Limericks by Edward Lear
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