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?
Gus and the Bus
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Tag Archives: nonsense verse
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!
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.
K Morris - Poet 