Limericks 6

So a pretty young lady from Eccles
Wanted to lose all her freckles

So a pretty young lady from Eccles
Wanted to lose all her freckles
With a special solution she'd rub

So a pretty young lady from Eccles
Wanted to lose all her freckles
With a special solution she'd rub
It took of her skin, not her freckles
She's now a sad lady from Eccles.

Grandma said, "Beauty is skin-deep"

*grandetante^ we should have put the thread rules at the start,but as we didn’t ,here they are-
Limericks are short poems of five lines having rhyme structure AABBA.
We each add a line in turn.

So a pretty young lady from Eccles
Wanted to lose all her freckles
With a special solution she'd rub
Then have a soak in the tub

So a pretty young lady from Eccles
Wanted to lose all her freckles
With a special solution she'd rub
Then have a soak in the tub
Before catching a fast train to Beccles

She eventually settled in Hove

She eventually settled in Hove
Where she met an eccentric old cove

She eventually settled in Hove
To her brand new abode she drove

Ooh ...sent at about the same time! Ignore mine - an old cove sounds more fun!!

She eventually settled in Hove
Where she met an eccentric old cove
Well he had lots of dough

She eventually settled in Hove
Where she met an eccentric old cove
Well he had lots of dough
So worth giving a go

She eventually settled in Hove
Where she met an eccentric old cove
Well he had lots of dough
So worth giving it a go
Then to his brand new abode she drove.

(let's join them - v generous of you Juliet.)

His cottage was a neat as a pin

His cottage was as neat as a pin
And he quickly plied her with gin

His cottage was as neat as a pin
And he quickly plied her with gin
She was soon overcome

His cottage was as neat as a pin
And he quickly plied her with gin
She was soon overcome
And according to some

His cottage was as neat as a pin
And he quickly plied her with gin
She was soon overcome
And according to some
She committed the ultimate sin!

So his soul ascended to Heaven

His cottage was as neat as a pin
And he quickly plied her with gin
She was soon overcome
And according to some
She lost no time at all moving in.

There's a rumour The Baby's arrived !

Sorry, another duplicate post - ignore mine!!

So his soul ascended to Heaven
And his Sweetheart, with boyfriend in Devon

(thank you *BradfordLass79. I honestly prefer yours)

There's a rumour The Baby's arrived !
He or she will never be deprived

There's a rumour The Baby's arrived!
He or she will never be deprived
Oh, but life in a gilded cage

Sorry,, I didn't realise we could only contribute one line at a time. I'll remember that now.

There's a rumour The Baby's arrived!
He or she will never be deprived
Oh, but life in a gilded cage
certainly not the rage

There's a rumour The Baby's arrived!
He or she will never be deprived
Oh, but life in a gilded cage
certainly not the rage
And privacy always contrived

Let’s go back to henetha

So his soul ascended to Heaven
And his Sweetheart, with boyfriend in Devon
Tried to hide from the law

So his soul ascended to Heaven
And his Sweetheart, with boyfriend in Devon
Tried to hide from the law
Didn't realise who saw

So his soul ascended to Heaven
And his sweetheart, with boyfriend in Devon
Tried to hide from the law
Didn't realise who saw
She didn't shut the curtains until seven.

There's a would-be politician at the door

There's a would-be politician at the door
NO, I haven't the energy for more,