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Poem by Edward Lear


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There was an Old Person of Leeds,
Whose head was infested with beads;
‎       She sat on a stool,
‎       And ate gooseberry fool,
Which agreed with that person of Leeds. 



Edward Lear


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


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