You may also like: Little Brown Jug Smoky Mountain One Bat Hanging in the Steeple There Are Seven Days A Thanksgiving Fable There Was a Man Written By: Unknown Music Arranged By: Alfred Moffat Adapted By: Terry Kluytmans Copyright © 1999 KIDiddles.com There was a man in my hometown, The wisest of the wise; He jumped into a bramble bush And scratched out both his eyes. But when he found his eyes were out, With all his might and main, He jumped into another bush And scratched them in again, And scratched them in again.