There was a young lady called Patricia
Who worked as a wallpaper stripper.
She got a job in a bar
But didn’t go far
As she wasn’t that kind of stripper!
There Was A Young Lady Called Patricia
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There Was A Young Man Called Bill
There was a young man called Bill
Who decided to make a will.
He wrote it all out
And his friends did shout,
“But bill, you are living still”!
The Little Turtle Dove
There Was A Young Man Called McFadden
There was a young poet called McFadden
Whose poems would sadden not gladden.
His dad shook his grey head
And sorrowfully said,
“Write something to gladden, McFadden”!
There Was A Young Lady Called Mel
There was a young lady called Mel
Who tried her soul to sell.
Said the devil,
“You are not on the level,
As your real name is Nell”!
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There was a young lady called Mel
Who dated a man named Snell.
They went to the park
When it was dark
And the rest she refuses to tell!
There Was A Young Man Called Jo
There was a young man called Jo
Who dated a girl I know.
Her name was Claire,
But he had an affair
With her best friend Flare,
So the whole thing ended in woe.
There Was A Young Man Called Darren
There was a young man called Darren
Who, wishing to marry his sweetheart Karen.
Rushed to the church,
But she left him in the lurch,
So he married her sister Sharon!
There Was A Young Lady Called Sue
There was a young lady called Sue
Who lost her shoe
While courting in a wood.
She will come to no good,
Believe me, its true!
Cricket
Oh sleepy cricket
Where the languid batsman keeps his wicket.
I well recall
The sound of bat on ball.
Wicket after wicket did fall.
Then with one master stroke
A boy the classroom window broke …!
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The above is based on my recollection of a game of cricket in which I participated while attending a school for the blind in Liverpool. We used footballs containing ballbearings in order that those with little or no sight could identify where the ball was (cricket balls would have been far too dangerous)!
There Was A Young Lady Called Suzie
There was a young lady called Suzie
Who said, “I am extremely choosy
About the men I date,
But it is getting late
And I am very boozy”!
