There was an Old Man with a gong,
Who bumped at it all day long;
But they called out, 'O law!
You're a horrid old bore!'
So they smashed that Old Man with a gong.
More verses by Edward Lear
- 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
- Limerick: There Was An Old Person Of Buda
- Limerick: There Was An Old Man On Some Rocks,