In the quaint English village of Worcester
Lived a little red hen and a rooster,
'Til rooser and hen
Got together, and then
Our sophisticate rooster, goosed her.
"Prithee, tell me, sir", said the maiden
One morning our friend, Chanticleer...
oops, strike that...
Prithee, tell me, sir", said the maiden
Since I'm tired, and rapidly fadin',
"Prithee, tell me, sir", said the maiden
"Since I'm tired, and rapidly fadin',
dare'st I hope some o'clock
"Prithee, tell me, sir", said the maiden
"Since I'm tired, and rapidly fadin',
dare'st I hope some o'clock
you will unhand my frock
"Prithee, tell me, sir", said the maiden
"Since I'm tired, and rapidly fadin',
dare'st I hope some o'clock
you will unhand my frock
And in th' barn a young maiden 'll be made in.
The young lad had a codpiece of burlap
The young lad had a codpiece of burlap
that he'd made from a street by steet Ur map
It scratched and it nick'd
his poor little prick
he young lad had a codpiece of burlap
that he'd made from a street by steet Ur map
It scratched and it nick'd
his poor little prick
And Lord did it irritate her lap.
A bed bug moved down to the floor
A bed bug moved down to the floor
Cuz the bedowner had such a loud snore
A bedbug moved down to the floor
Cuz the bedowner had such a loud snore
but the bug had one too
'till the famed 'other shoe'
A bedbug moved down to the floor
Cuz the bedowner had such a loud snore
but the bug had one too
'till the famed 'other shoe'
Scraped his squashed guts off on the door
Arctic air flows down from the North
Arctic air flows down from the north
bade me sit all night long by my hearth
I know! I know! You just want to have fun. This is not school,
But there may be some who don't know there is a format for limericks.
BUT MOST OF ALL, A CORRECT LIMERICK IS FUNNIER. THE LAST WORD OF A LIMERICK CAN BE LIKE THE PUNCHLINE OF A JOKE.
How to Write a Limerick
by Bruce Lansky
To help you get started, here's some helpful information about writing limericks. To begin, a limerick is a funny little poem containing five lines. The last words of the first, second, and fifth lines rhyme with each other (A), and the last words of the third and fourth lines rhyme with each other (B). Here's an example:
There was an old man from Peru, (A)
da DUM da da DUM da da DUM
who dreamed he was eating his shoe. (A)
da DUM da da DUM da da DUM
He awoke in the night (B)
da DUM da da DUM
with a terrible fright, (B)
da da DUM da da DUM
and found out that it was quite true. (A)
da DUM da da DUM da da DUM
When you write a limerick, make sure that it has the same AABBA rhyme pattern. And, make sure it also has the same Da DUM da da DUM da da DUM rhythm pattern, too. To make sure, recite the poem, substituting "da" for all unaccented or unstressed syllables and "DUM" for all accented or stressed syllables, as I have done above. If your poem doesn't have a similar rhythm pattern, then you need to make some adjustments.
Ideas for new limericks can come from almost anywhere. For example, your city, state, country, or name. If your name is Tim or Jim, you could write something like this:
A Clumsy Young Fellow Named Tim
A clumsy young fellow named Tim (A)
was never informed how to swim. (A)
He fell off a dock (B)
and sunk like a rock. (B)
And that was the end of him. (A)
Notice that the rhyme pattern (AABBA) and the rhythm pattern (da DUM da da DUM da da DUM) are almost identical to patterns in the "Man From Peru" limerick.
OK, now that you know how to write a limerick with the correct rhyme and rhythm pattern, get going!
so, Billy, add a line then.
billy...good lesson, and thank you.
Now, follow mistress littlek's instruction and add one or two lines to the last from mikey, if you would be so kind.
someone take Billy's turn? blatham? 'mistress' lil'k?
Billy has vanished,,, I think.
There was a Young Lass from Madras
Who had a beautiful Ass..............
Arctic air flows down from the north
bade me sit all night long by my hearth
'Til I slept and fell in
And I made such a din
(tommy...there were two lines already started)
arctic air flows down from the north
bade me sit all night long by my hearth
'til I slept and fell in
and I made such a din
that I fair woke the dead, who came forth
There was a young lass from Madrass
who had a most beautiful ass
