There was an Old Man of Jamaica,
Who suddenly married a Quaker;
But she cried out, “Oh, lack! I have married a black!”
Which distressed that Old Man of Jamaica.
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There was an Old Man of Jamaica... · Edward Lear · Poetry Cove