There was an Old Man of Madras,
Who rode on a cream-coloured ass;
But the length of its ears,
So promoted his fears,
That it killed that Old Man of Madras.
More verses by Edward Lear
- Limerick: There Was An Old Lady Of Chertsey
- Limerick: There Was An Ol Man Of Quebec
- Limerick: There Was A Young Person Of Smyrna,
- Limerick:There Was An Old Man With A Owl
- Limerick:There Was An Old Man Of Calcutta