"There was an old man of the 'burgh" (1879)

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There was an old man of the 'burgh,Who carried a nice little jurg;And he sipped from it frequent,Wrote things most indecent'Bout the people who lived in the 'burgh.

"Village Notes." Lansingburgh Courier. January 24, 1879: 3 col 1.

There once was a young man of CohoesWho wore tar on the end of his nose;

When asked why he done itHe said for the fun it

Afforded the folks of Cohoes.Burdette, Robert Jones. Innach Garden: And Other Comic Sketches. NY: G.W. Carleton & Co., 1879. 93.