Limericks - The Poetry of the People

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arrested
The teacher was arrested Because in a practical way He tried to explain to a student The difference between a lie and a lay.
Beebee
A certain young fellow named Beebee Wished to wed with a lady named Phoebe. "But", he said, "I must see What the clerical fee Be before Phoebe be Phoebe Beebee"
Blackheath
There was an old man of Blackheath, Who sat on his set of false teeth; Said he, witha start, 'O Lord, bless my heart! I've bitten myself underneath!'
Bright
There was a young lady called Bright Who could travel far faster than light She set off one day In a relative way And returned home the previous night
canny
A canner, exceedingly canny, One morning remarked to his granny, "A canner can can Anything that he can, But a canner can't can a can, can he?"
Cape Horn
A guy who was living at Cape Horn Wished that he had never been born; But he wouldn't have been If his father had seen That the end of the condom was torn!
Darjeeling
There was an young man from Darjeeling Who rode on a train out to Ealing. The sign on the door Read 'Don't spit on the floor' So he carefully spat on the ceiling.
Devizes
There was a man from Devizes Who had balls of different sizes One was small, and was nothing at all But the other was large And won prizes
fair
Simple Simon met a pieman, going to the fair. Said Simple Simon to the pieman, "What have you got there?" Said the pieman unto Simon, "Pies, you dickhead!"
flute
A tutor who tooted the flute Tried to teach two young tooters to toot; Said the two to the tutor, "Is it harder to toot, or To tutor two tooters to toot?
fly and a flea
A fly and a flea in a flue Were imprisoned, so what could they do? Said the fly, "Let us flee!" "Let us fly!", said the flea. So they flew through a flaw in the flue.
Hall
There was a young fellow named Hall Who fell in the spring in the fall 'Twould have been a bad thing If he'd died in the spring, But he didn't - he died in the fall.
ham
Dad waited while Mum bought the ham, But when she came out she said, "Sam, That one's not our baby!" He answered, "Well maybe, But look! It's a much nicer pram."
hill
Jack and Jill went up the hill To have some hanky panky. Silly Jill forgot her pill, And now there's little Frankie.
Jenny
"There's a train at 4:04", said Miss Jenny. "Four tickets I'll take; have you any?" Said the man at the door, "Not four for 4:04, For four for 4:04 is too many."
Laconia
There was a young man from Laconia Whose mother-in-law had pneumonia He hoped for the worst And after March first, She as buried beneath a begonia.
lamb
Mary had a little lamb. It ran into a pylon. 10,000 volts went up its ass And turned it into nylon.
Lynn
There was a young lady of Lynn, Who was so exceedingly thin, That when she essayed To drink lemonade, She slipped through the straw, and fell in
McGuire
There was an old man named McGuire, Lost his footing and fell in the mire. Said a bland passer-by, "Cheer up, never say die!" "But I must", he replied, "I'm a dyer!"
Mister
She frowned and called him Mister, Because in sport he kissed 'er. And so in spite, That very night, This Mister, kissed 'er, sister! ◊ There once was a handsome young More…