Old Person Of Tring — Nursery Rhyme Lyrics

There was an Old Person of Tring,
Who embellished his nose with a ring;
He gazed at the moon every evening in June,
That ecstatic Old Person of Tring.

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What are the words to Old Person Of Tring?
The lyrics to Old Person Of Tring are: There was an Old Person of Tring, / Who embellished his nose with a ring; / He gazed at the moon every evening in June, / That ecstatic Old Person of Tring.
How many lines does Old Person Of Tring have?
"Old Person Of Tring" has 4 lines of verse.

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