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 Of Wilts
- A Dead March
- A Song Of The Seasons
- Limerick: There Once Was An Old Man Of Lyme
- Limerick: There Was A Young Lady Named Laura