There was an Old Man with a beard,
Who sat on a Horse when he reared;
But they said, "Never mind! you will fall off behind,
You propitious Old Man with a beard!"
Edward Lear
An Old Man With A Beard
Filed Under: Limericks by Edward Lear
« An Old Man Of Madras | Nursery Rhymes | An Old Man Of Berlin »
Search for a Rhyme
Nursery Rhyme Categories
More Nursery Rhymes
About Nursery Rhymes Online
An archive of 1262 nursery rhymes, nursery songs, and Mother Goose rhymes, collected by syndicated columnist Barbara J. Feldman. Read her latest comments in What's New? Ms. Feldman's other sites include Free Kids Coloring, Jokes By Kids, Make Play Dough, Light a Fire Education Quotes, Learn Chess, Only Bunk Beds, Only Dog Beds, Litter Box Roundup, and Surfing the Net with Kids.