1905
There was an Old Man with a Gong
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 with a Gong" 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 with a Gong
by Edward Lear
There was an Old Man with a gong,
Who bumped at it all day long;
But they called out, ‘O law!
You’re a horrid old bore!’
So they smashed that Old Man with a gong.
Audio
“There was an Old Man with a Gong” (from “Nonsense Rhymes & Pictures, Op. 42”)
Donald George (tenor) & Lucy Mauro (piano)2:15
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