There was an old man who felt pert
When he wore a pale rose-coloured shirt.
When they said 'Is it pleasant?'
He cried 'Not at present--
It's a little to short -- is my shirt!'
More verses by Edward Lear
- Limerick: There Was An Old Person Of Leeds
- Limerick: There Was An Old Man Of Vesuvius,
- 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