There was an Old Man of the Coast,
Who placidly sat on a post;
But when it was cold he relinquished his hold,
And called for some hot buttered toast.
Veröffentlicht / Quelle: 
A Book of Nonsense. Boston: Roberts Brothers., 1894
Gedichtform: 
There was an Old Man of the Coast,
Who placidly sat on a post;
But when it was cold he relinquished his hold,
And called for some hot buttered toast.