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Poem by Edward Lear


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There was an Old Man of Columbia,
Who was thirsty, and called out for some beer;
But they brought it quite hot,
In a small copper pot,
Which disgusted that man of Columbia.



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 Leeds
  4. There was an Old Person of Ischia
  5. There was an Old Man with a gong


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