There was an elderly man named Spink
Who drove his poor wife to drink.
He returned home very late
With his young mistress Kate
In a taxi the colour of pink!
There Was An Elderly Man Named Spink
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A Pretty Young Lady Named Ria
A pretty young lady named Ria
Said “all men’s delights are here”.
I looked really hard
And there in her yard
I discovered a barrel of beer!
There was a young lady named Joan
There was a young lady named Joan
Who felt tired with being alone.
She went out on the pull
But all the men being dull
She returned back home on her own
There was a young man named Ed
There was a young man named Ed
Who was found stone cold in bed.
When the undertaker finally came
He said “what a shame
As this man is far from dead!”.
There was a young lady named Lin
There was a young lady named Lin
Who invited me in to sin.
I didn’t have much time
So I wrote this rhyme
About that naughty young lady named Lin!
There was a young man named Cook
There was a young man named Cook
Who said “look, I have written a book!”.
When the reading public gave a yawn
His poor heart was in pieces torn.
That naive young man named Cook!
There was a young man from Liverpool
There was a young man from Liverpool
Who liked to play the fool.
His dog called Jim
Was fond of him
And they never would go to school!
There was a young man from Cork
There was a young man from Cork
Who said “babies are brought by the stork”.
His wife named Lou
Said “that isn’t true,
You foolish young man from Cork!”.
There was a young man named Bill
There was a young man named Bill
Who owned a restaurant on a hill.
The customers would dine
And drink fine wine,
But they never paid the bill!
There was a young lady named Leigh
There was a young lady named Leigh
Who drank a good deal of tea.
She drank it every day
But I regret to say
That she never gave any to me!
K Morris - Poet 