There once was an old monk of Basing,
Whose salads were something amazing;
But he told his confessor
That Nebuchadnezzar
Had given him hints upon grazing.
More verses by William Cosmo Monkhouse
- There Was A Young Lady Named Laura
- There Once Was An Old Man Of Lyme
- Limerick: There Once Was A Girl Of Lahore
- Limerick: There Was A Young Lady Of Niger
- We Are Children