Living
There was an old man on the Border
From More Nonsense
Living
There was an old man on the Border,
Who lived in the utmost disorder;
He danced with the cat, and made tea in his hat,
Which vexed all the folks on the Border.
Cite this poem
MLA
Lear, Edward. “There was an old man on the Border.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/lear/174/.
Chicago
Lear, Edward. “There was an old man on the Border.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/lear/174/.
Read this poem with the Codex →