1905
There was an Old Man in a Tree
Composed by 
Margaret Ruthven Lang
Margaret Ruthven Lang Text by 
Edward Lear
Edward Lear Nonsense Rhymes and Pictures, Op. 42 Song Collection
"There was an Old Man in a Tree" sets a text of Edward Lear. The song was published in Margaret Ruthven Lang's song set Nonsense Rhymes and Pictures, Op. 42.
Text
There was an Old Man in a Tree
by Edward Lear
There was an Old Man in a tree,
Who was horribly bored by a bee.
When they said “Does it buzz?”
He replied “Yes, it does!
It’s a regular brute of a bee!”
Audio
“There was an Old Man in a Tree” (from “Nonsense Rhymes & Pictures, Op. 42”)
Donald George (tenor) & Lucy Mauro (piano)1:46
Sheet Music
Nonsense Rhymes & Pictures, Op. 42
Margaret Ruthven Lang
1. There was a Young Lady of Lucca
2. There was an Old Person of Skye
3. There was an Old Man with a Gong
4. There was an Old Lady of France
5. There was an Old Man in a Tree
6. There was an Old Person of Cassel
2. There was an Old Person of Skye
3. There was an Old Man with a Gong
4. There was an Old Lady of France
5. There was an Old Man in a Tree
6. There was an Old Person of Cassel