There was an Old Person of Sparta,
Who had twenty-one sons and one 'darter';
He fed them on snails,
And weighed them in scales,
That wonderful Person of Sparta.
More verses by Edward Lear
- Limerick:There Was An Old Man Of Whitehaven
- Mr. And Mrs.Spikky Sparrow
- Limerick: There Was An Old Man Of Moldavia
- Limerick: There Was An Old Man Of Apulia
- Limerick: There Was An Old Man Of Kildare