There was an Old Person from Gretna, <br />Who rushed down the crater of Etna; <br />When they said, 'Is it hot?' <br />He replied, 'No, it's not!' <br />That mendacious Old Person of Gretna.<br /><br />Edward Lear<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/limerick-there-was-an-old-person-from-gretna/