Tag Archives: nonsense verse

There Once Was a Silly Old Duck

There once was a silly old Duck

Who drove around in a big truck.

When he drove into a pond

He got rescued by a blonde,

And they married in that big truck!

 

 

 

Sally and the Alley

I met a young lady named Sally

Who was loitering in a dark alley.

I’ve heard many a confession

And can show great discretion.

And Sally lives at 2, the Alley …!

A Young Lady of Hong Kong

When a young lady of Hong Kong

Went and sang a very sad song,

A whale called gale

Raised her great tail

And beat on a large dinner gong!

The Man and the Goat

There once was a man with a goat

Who went and wrote a very important note.

But the goat said, “I’m starving.

I will pay you 1 farthing!”.

So he did, and he ate that note!

Snooty Miss Glass

an extremely snooty young lady named Glass

Said, “you are so very working class!”.

My good friend Miss Kate

Said, “he owns an estate!”.

And now I am married to Glass!

 

 

I Once Met a Dog Drinking Beer

I once met a dog drinking beer

Who said, “do you know Miss Ria?”.

I said, “she’s divine

And fond of wine.

But dogs they should not drink beer!”

When a Snobby Young Lady

When a snobby young lady known as Lou

Went and stood in some very strong glue,

And she said to us all,

“I am stuck to this wall!”.

We said, “you’ve always been stuck up Lou!”

Cook’s New Poetry Book

When a poet whose name was Cook

Went and published a new poetry book,

And a young man called Frank

Said, “the pages are all blank!”.

“That’s because it’s blank verse!”, said Cook.

The Monk and the Skunk

When I met an extremely drunk old monk

Who went an threatened me with his skunk,

And I said to Hocking,

“His behaviour is really shocking!”.

She said, “whose? The monk or the skunk!”

I Once Met a Very Bad Lad

I once met a very bad lad

Who said, “your poetry makes me sad!”.

I said to him “Moore!

You are a terrible bore!”,

As I soundly beat that bad lad!