At Christmas - A Vintage Edward Lear Limerick Poem

There was an old lady whose folly
Induced her to sit upon holly
Whereon, by a thorn
Her dress being torn
She quickly became melancholy.

An Old Man of the Dee - Vintage Edward Lear Limerick

There was an Old Man of the Dee,
Who was sadly annoyed by a Flea;
When he said, "I will scratch it!"
They gave him a hatchet,
Which grieved that Old Man of the Dee.

Lear Classic Limerick - Old Man of the South

There was an Old Man of the South
Who had an immoderate mouth
But in swallowing a dish
That was quite full of Fish
He was choked, that Old Man of the South.

Lear Classics - There Was An Old Person Of Bree (Not The Bree In The Shire)

There was an old person of Bree,
Who frequented the depths of the sea;
She nurs'd the small fishes,
And washed all the dishes,
And swam back again into Bree.

Lear Classics - Old Man in a Boat

There was an Old Man in a boat,

Who said, 'I'm afloat! I'm afloat!'

When they said, 'No! you aint!'

He was ready to faint,

That unhappy Old Man in a boat.

George Street, Limerick, Ireland

There Was An Old Man of Kilkenny - Edward Lear

There was an Old Man of Kilkenny,

Who never had more than a penny;

He spent all that money,

In onions and honey,

That wayward Old Man of Kilkenny.