There Was a Man in Thessaly

There was a man in Thessaly,
And he was wondrous wise;
He jumped into a thorn bush,
And scratched out both his eyes.
And when he saw his eyes were out,
With all his might and main,
Then jumped into another bush,
And scratched them in again.

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Some versions use “quickset hedge” or “bramble-bush” in place of “thorn bush”.  Some use “There was a man in our town” as the opening line.