There was an Old Man with a beard, <br />Who sat on a horse when he reared; <br />But they said, 'Never mind! <br />You will fall off behind, <br />You propitious Old Man with a beard!'<br /><br />Edward Lear<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/limerick-there-was-an-old-man-with-a-beard-2/