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Poem by Edward Lear


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There was an old man of Boulak,		                         
Who sate on a Crocodile’s back;
     But they said, “Towr’ds the night
     He may probably bite,
Which might vex you, old man of Boulak!”



Edward Lear


Edward Lear's other poems:
  1. There Was An Old Person Of Basing
  2. There Was An Old Man Of Jamaica
  3. Cold Are The Crabs
  4. Imitation of The Olden Poets
  5. There Was An Old Man Of Vienna


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