Limerick writing Mark 4 (animal, vegetable and mineral)

Cloth cap on, he got stuck in

All he found was some coal

So he went off to bowl

With his faithful old dog Rin Tin Tin.

Rin Tin Tin met his friend, Copy Cat

And also his chum, Roddy Rat

On a visit to their friend Rupert Bear

You'll never guess who else was there

(Watch it, the lines 3 and 4 are getting too long....)

'Twas their other friend, Barnacle Bill.

Who had a fling with jolly Jill.

The winkles went wild

(I'm confused - what line are we on, please?)

(Yes, it went wrong again! You'll get used to that happening NotTooOld!!)

'Twas their other friend, Barnacle Bill (Line 1)
Who had a fling with Jolly Jill (Line 2)
The winkles went wild (Line 4)

As they drank Brown and Mild (line 5)

And the limpets were terribly ill.

(That was Line 6)

It was line 5.

You didn't count a line 3.

Here is line 1 of a new limerick :

There once was a fish made of bronze

I think we have all been on the plonk

That was owned by a man called the Fonz

(I can't count! We've had a traumatic weekend, so I'm blaming that!)

It did nothing but carp

And play on its harp

Then chased girls in 'eels who were blondes.

A rock and a stone in a hard place