Limericks - 2

Is that the start

Yes it is NannyTee...it fits the 9 syllable pattern.

See, I thought it was 8 syllables, as in

De daa de de daa de de daa (for lines 1, 2 and 5)
i.e. 'There was a young girl from South Wales

Then De daa de de daa for lines 3 and 4

A Limerick should fit to a tempo
If not we should give it the elbow

A limerick should fit to a tempo
If not we should give it the elbow
If the rhythm's all wrong

A limerick should fit to a tempo
If not we should give it the elbow
If the rhythm's all wrong
Then it's really a song

A limerick should fit to a tempo
If not we should give it the elbow
If the rhythm's all wrong
Then it's really a song
That sounds just like a loud bellow.

A limerick's so difficult to write

A limerick's so difficult to write

A limerick's so difficult to write
For the rhyming has to be right

A limerick's so difficult to write
For the rhyming has to be right,
So let's all try our best

A limerick's so difficult to write
For the rhyming has to be right,
So let's all try our best
It's not a hard test

A limerick's so difficult to write
For the rhyming has to be right,
So let's all try our best
It's not a hard test
And you don't need to be very bright

There once was a fiddler from Paris

Bathsheba "The standard form of a limerick is a stanza of five lines, with the first, second and fifth rhyming with one another and having three feet of three syllables each; and the shorter third and fourth lines also rhyming with each other, but having only two feet of three syllables."

There once was a fiddler from Paris
Who's surname was something like Harris

There once was a fiddler from Paris
Whose surname was something like Harris
His highly-strung bow

There once was a fiddler from Paris
Whose surname was something like Harris
His highly-strung bow
made sounds that would flow
when he played it just like a caress

There was a magical time in the evening

There was a magical time in the evening
When a lady sat tapestry weavening

There was a magical time in the evening
When a lady sat tapestry weaving
She worked at such a pace

There was a magical time in the evening
When a lady sat tapestry weaving
She worked at such a pace
With a smile on her face

As an aside - here are some definitions of limericks, in limericks.

www.oedilf.com/db/Lim.php?Word=limerick&WordLookupButton=Defined

So there is no set amount

A limerick is a humorous poem consisting of five lines. The first, second, and fifth lines must have seven to ten syllables while rhyming and having the same verbal rhythm. The third and fourth lines only have to have five to seven syllables, and have to rhyme with each other and have the same rhythm.

There is no set amount of syllables . As long as its between these amounts.

There was a magical time in the evening
When a lady sat tapestry weaving
She worked at such a pace
With a smile on her face
Until the time of her leaving.

A cantankerous old biddy called Mary

A cantankerous old biddy named Mary
Granted wishes three by a fairy

A cantankerous old biddy named Mary
Granted wishes three by a fairy
She took so long to think