There was an Old Man with a beard,
Who sat on a horse when he reared;
But they said, 'Never mind!
You will fall off behind,
You propitious Old Man with a beard!'
More verses by Edward Lear
- The Two Old Bachelors
- Limerick: There Was An Old Man Of Kilkenny
- Mrs Jaypher
- Limerick: There Was A Young Lady Of Turkey
- Limerick: There Was A Young Lady Whose Bonnet