There was an Old Man of Vesuvius,
Who studied the works of Vitruvius;
When the flames burnt his book,
To drinking he took,
That morbid Old Man of Vesuvius.
More verses by Edward Lear
- Limerick: There Was An Old Man Of The Nile,
- Limerick: There Was An Old Man With A Gong
- Limerick: There Was An Old Person Of Dutton
- Limerick:There Was An Old Man At A Casement
- Limerick: There Was An Old Sailor Of Compton