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!'
Source: Book of Nonsense.
-- Edward Lear, (May 12 1812-1888), English poet, landscape painter; He was best known for his nonsense poems, which portray a world of fantastic creatures in nonsense words.