1907
There was an Old Man with a Beard
Composed by 
Margaret Ruthven Lang
Margaret Ruthven Lang Text by 
Edward Lear
Edward Lear More Nonsense Rhymes & Pictures, Op. 43 Song Collection
"There was an Old Man with a Beard" sets a text of Edward Lear. The song was published in Margaret Ruthven Lang's song set More Nonsense Rhymes and Pictures, Op. 43.
Text
There was an Old Man with a Beard
by Edward Lear
There was an Old Man with a beard,
Who said, “It is just as I feared! —
Two Owls and a Hen, four Larks and a Wren,
Have all built their nests in my beard.
Audio
“There was an Old Man With a Beard” (from “More Nonsense Rhymes & Pictures, Op. 43”)
Donald George (tenor) & Lucy Mauro (piano)1:20
Sheet Music
More Nonsense Rhymes & Pictures, Op. 43
Margaret Ruthven Lang
1. There was a Young Lady of Parma
2. There was an Old Man with a Beard
2. There was an Old Man with a Beard