There was an Old Person of Burton,
Whose answers were rather uncertain;
When they said, 'How d'ye do?'
He replied, 'Who are you?'
That distressing Old Person of Burton.
More verses by Edward Lear
- Limerick: There Was An Old Person Of Dover
- Limerick: There Was An Old Person Whose Habits,
- Limerick: There Was An Old Man On A Hill
- Limerick:There Was A Young Lady Of Troy,
- Limerick:There Was A Young Lady Of Sweden