There was a Young Person of Smyrna,
Whose Grandmother threatened to burn her;
But she seized on the cat,
And said, 'Granny, burn that!
You incongruous Old Woman of Smyrna!'
More verses by Edward Lear
- Limerick:There Was An Old Man With A Owl
- Limerick:There Was An Old Man Of Calcutta
- Limerick: There Was A Young Lady Of Tyre
- Limerick:There Was An Old Man With A Beard
- The Two Old Bachelors