There once was an old man of Esser, Whose knowledge grew lesser and lesser, It at last grew so small He knew nothing at all, And now he's a college professor. Send this poem to a friend 1 There once was a lady, Ilene, Who liver on distilled kerosene, But she started absorbin' A new hydrocarbon and since then she'd never benzene Send this poem to a friend 2 There once was a lady from Hyde, Who ate a green apple and died, While her lover lamented, The apple fermented, and made cider inside her inside. Send this poem to a friend 3 There was an old man of Philly, Who was hooked on the movie Free Willy. He quit his job at the jail, for a dolphin and whale, And so was the life of Wee Willy. Send this poem to a friend 4 A mouse in her room woke Miss Doud Who was frightened and screamed very loud Then a happy thought hit her To scare off the critter She sat up in bed and just meowed Send this poem to a friend 5