There was a Young Lady of Portugal,
Whose ideas were excessively nautical:
She climbed up a tree,
To examine the sea,
But declared she would never leave Portugal.
More verses by Edward Lear
- The Pelican Chorus
- Limerick: There Was A Young Person Of Crete
- Limerick: There Was A Young Lady Whose Nose
- Limerick: There Was An Old Man Of Peru
- The Daddy Long-Legs And The Fly