"There was an old man of the 'burgh" (1879)
Popular poetry:
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.