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Poem by Edward Lear


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There was an Old Man who supposed,
That the street door was partially closed;
‎     But some very large rats,
‎     Ate his coats and his hats,
While that futile old gentleman dozed.



Edward Lear


Edward Lear's other poems:
  1. There was an Old Person of Leeds
  2. There was an Old Man with a gong
  3. There was an Old Man of the Isles
  4. There was an Old Man in a boat
  5. There was an Old Man of the West


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