Tag Archives: nonsense verse

Gwen the Hen and a Fox Called Ken

There once was a hen named Gwen

Who dated a fine fox called Ken.

They met for a meal

And I really do feel

That we won’t be seeing Gwen again …

Gwen and the Gren

There was a young lady known as Gwen

Who worked in a pub called the Gren.

A drinker named Dan

Was a rude man,

So Gwen kicked him out of the Gren!

A Young Lady of this Great Nation

When a young lady of this great nation

Invited me to a night of extreme dissipation,

I said to her, “Coral!

That is so very immoral!”.

She said, “yes! Its what made this nation!”.

Gus and the Bus

When a daring young man known as Gus

Suggested we all make love on the bus!

And Miss Leven said, “Kevin!

Do take me to heaven!”.

I wondered, is it that kind of bus?

The Book Destroyer

There was a young man named Roy

Who said, “all these books I’ll destroy!”.

A bookish girl called Grace

Pushed over a heavy bookcase

Which flattened that young man named Roy!

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!