There was an Old Man of the West,
Who wore a pale plum-coloured vest;
When they said, ‘Does it fit?’
He replied, ‘Not a bit!’
That uneasy Old Man of the West.
(Edward Lear)
More Poetry from Edward Lear:
- Incidents in the life of my Uncle Arly (Edward Lear Poems)
- Calicoe Pie (Edward Lear Poems)
- He Lived at Dingle Bank (Edward Lear Poems)
- Cold are the Crabs (Edward Lear Poems)
- Limerick: There was a Young Lady Whose Bonnet (Edward Lear Poems)
- Limerick: There was a Young Lady of Norway (Edward Lear Poems)