A wicked ship's captain named Bligh
Was known for his critical eye.
He gave so much scrutiny
The crew staged a mutiny
And set him adrift for to die.
But if you know the story, Bligh and a few men didn't die in one of the greatest sailing feats ever. The small boat the mutineers gave him was fitting because they thought he was a little dinghy...
A blood-thirsty pirate named Fletcher
ReplyDeleteWas known performing mindless acts as a stretcher.
He raped and murdered children and women on Tubuai
But he ended up on Pitcairn to his dismay.
He was shot and killed by his mates there.
But if you know the story. Christian and his band of pirates were the greatest the South Seas ever saw.
Some of his mates were caught and in England on a yardarm did they rot.....
Quite possibly the worst example of a limerick EVER! Line 5 doesn't rhyme with 1&2, and every line(except for the first) has too many syllables. Was this meant as a joke, Mr. Mission Viejo?
ReplyDeleteFor a five-lined tutorial on composing poor verse, I brazenly refer the reader to a previous post of mine, OP27 of 18 April 2012.
ReplyDeleteAs a further example, I offer this stanza from Professor Tom Lehrer's 1965 ditty, "The Folk Song Army":
The tune don't hafta be clever,
And it don't matter if you add a couple of extra syllables into a line.
It sounds more ethnic if it ain't good English,
And it don't even gotta rhyme.
(Excuse me....rhyne!)
Perhaps The Limericist with his technical know-how can include a link to that entire song. It is from Lehrer's album "That Was the Year That Was."
Ask and receive, OkieJokey:
DeleteFor the lyrics -- http://www.stlyrics.com/songs/t/tomlehrer3903/thefolksongarmy185496.html
To hear it performed -- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yygMhtNQJ9M