There was a Young Lady of Parma,
Whose conduct grew calmer and calmer;
When they said, 'Are you dumb?'
She merely said, 'Hum!'
That provoking Young Lady of Parma.
More verses by Edward Lear
- Limerick: There Was An Old Person Of Mold
- Limerick: There Was An Old Person Of Chili
- Limerick: There Was An Old Person Of Basing
- Limerick: There Was An Old Person Of Troy
- Limerick: There Was An Old Man Who Felt Pert