There was an Old Man of Cape Horn,
Who wished he had never been born;
So he sat on a Chair till he died of despair,
That dolorous Man of Cape Horn.
Edward Lear
Cape Horn
Filed Under: Limericks by Edward Lear
« Man Of Nepaul | Nursery Rhymes | Of Sharpening One's Nails With A File! »
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.