There was an Old Person of Ewell,
Who chiefly subsisted on gruel;
But to make it more nice
He inserted some mice,
Which refreshed that Old Person of Ewell.
More verses by Edward Lear
- Limerick: There Was An Old Man Of Columbia
- Limerick: There Was An Old Man With A Beard
- Limerick: There Was An Old Man Of Cape Horn,
- Limerick:There Was A Young Lady Of Clare
- Limerick: There Was An Old Person Of Rhodes