tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5179119864914364117.post4176853547021938674..comments2023-05-20T10:48:26.502-05:00Comments on The Limericist: 2273. From lad to verseThe Limericisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02295894333491128936noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5179119864914364117.post-58700334567130892952016-10-24T17:43:09.712-05:002016-10-24T17:43:09.712-05:00The "-ility" rhyme scheme was exquisitel...The "-ility" rhyme scheme was exquisitely (and exhaustively) demonstrated in the bridge of Professor Tom Lehrer's post-passionate love song, "When You Are Old and Grey."<br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8NOZH0y7VxE<br /><br />Since I still appreciate you<br />Let's find love while we may<br />Because I know I'll hate you<br />When you are old and grey<br /><br />So say you love me here and now<br />I'll make the most of that<br />Say you love and trust me<br />For I know you'll disgust me . . .<br />When you're old and getting fat!<br /><br />An awful debility<br />A lessened utility<br />A loss of mobility<br />Is a strong possibility<br />In all probability<br />I'll lose my virility<br />And you, your fertility<br />And desirability<br />And this liability<br />Of total sterility<br />Will lead to hostility<br />And a sense of...futility<br />So let's act with agility<br />While we still have facility<br />For we'll soon reach senility<br />And lose the ability . . .<br /><br />Your teeth will start to go, dear,<br />Your waist will start to spread<br />In twenty years or so, dear,<br />I'll wish that you were dead<br /><br />I'll never love you then at all<br />The way I do today<br />So, please, remember<br />When I leave in December . . .<br />I told you so in May.OkieJokeynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5179119864914364117.post-43637227768720995592016-10-24T15:26:01.690-05:002016-10-24T15:26:01.690-05:00Your senility and imbecility
Shows that you have a...Your senility and imbecility<br />Shows that you have a certain ability<br />Your fan club's not snoring<br />But rather adoring<br />We all lack that boring stability.Suzanne Heymannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02925149630654987978noreply@blogger.com