Then She Appeared Lyrics

Lyric discussion by Phaedo0 

Cover art for Then She Appeared lyrics by XTC

I think there's another pun here. The verb would be "leered", but the text actually reads "leared". Edward Lear is the nonsense poet who wrote "The Owl and the Pussycat", "The Dong With The Luminous Nose" and "The Land Where the Jumblie Live".

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Lear

@Phaedo0 BINGO!