There was a man and he was mad,
And he jumped into a pea-pod;
The pea-pod was over-full,
So he jumped into a roaring bull;
The roaring bull was over-fat,
So he jumped into a gentleman's hat;
The gentleman's hat was over-fine,
So he jumped into a bottle of wine;
The bottle of wine was over-dear,
So he jumped into a bottle of beer;
The bottle of beer was over-thick,
So he jumped into a club-stick;
The club-stick was over-narrow,
So he jumped into a wheel-barrow;
The wheel-barrow began to crack,
So he jumped into a hay-stack;
The hay-stack began to blaze,
So he did nothing but cough and sneeze.
[Page 101--Old Men Tales]