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 Man Called McFadden
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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!
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”!
There Was A Young Man Called Mark
There was a young man called Mark
Who went for a swim in the dark.
He met a shark
That night.
It gave him quite a fright
As it is against the rule
For a shark to be in a swimming pool!
There Was A Fireman Called Jim
There was a fireman called Jim
Who sang many a hymn.
He got a hose
Stuck up his nose
And that was the end of him!
There Was A Poet Called Kevin
There was a poet called Kevin
Who said, “It being well after eleven,
‘Tis time, I think
To take a drink.
Yes that would be very heaven!
His friend made reply
With a sorrowful sigh,
“It has only just turned seven
In the morning, Kevin”!
There Was A Young Lady Called Flow
There was a young lady called flow
Who said,”you reap what you so”.
She made a dress,
Her friends to impress,
Then found she had nowhere to go!
K Morris - Poet 