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Limericks
THE ANONYMOUS LIMERICK
I
There was an old man of Cape Race
Whose mind was a perfect disgrace;
He thought Marie Corelli
Lived long before Shelley,
And imagined that Wells was a place.
II
There was an old man of Boulogne
Who sang a most topical song.
It wasn't the words
Which frightened the birds,
But the horrible double entendre.
III
There was an old party of Lyme
Who married three wives at one time.
When asked: 'Why the third? 1
He replied: 'One's absurd,
And bigamy, sir, is a crime.'
IV
There was a young lady of Riga
Who went for a ride on a tiger:
They returned from the ride
With the lady inside
And a smile on the face of the tiger.
v
There was a young lady of Spain
Who was dreadfully sick in a train,
Not once, but again,
And again and again,
And again and again and again.
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