There was an Old Man of the Cape,
Who possessed a large Barbary ape,
Till the ape one dark night
Set the house all alight,
Which burned that Old Man of the Cape.
More verses by Edward Lear
- Limerick:There Was A Young Lady Of Russia
- Limerick:There Was An Old Person Of Cheadle
- Limerick:There Was An Old Person Of Ems
- Limerick:There Was An Old Person Of Anerley
- Limerick: There Was An Old Man With A Flute