PARODY-LYRICS, based on traditional poetry (limericks)
ORIGINAL POETRY: At Wikipedia (click HERE), you can find a discussion of limericks dealing with the 'man from Nantucket'.
PARODY COMPOSED: Dr. G.H. and Giorgio Coniglio, July 2016, followup to an earlier post (part #1).
PARODY-SONGLINK: To access ukulele chord-charts to help you accompany "A Fickle Twist of Verse" on your favorite instrument, click HERE.
prior offerings: (as per the initial post of April 20, 2021)
1. "There once was a man from Nantucket" (clean version) -- 3 verses, unattributed.
2. "There once was a man from Nantucket" (dirty version) -- cleaned up by G.C.
3. "A dozen, a gross and a score" -- Leigh Mercer
1. "There once was a man from Nantucket" (clean version) -- 3 verses, unattributed.
2. "There once was a man from Nantucket" (dirty version) -- cleaned up by G.C.
3. "A dozen, a gross and a score" -- Leigh Mercer
4. "There was an old miser named Clarence" -- Ogden Nash
Chorus. "People say it makes them sick" -- Giorgio Coniglio
CURRENT CONTENTS: (more limericks from the classic repertoire, as interpreted by Bob Dylan.)
5. "There was a brave girl of Connecticut" -- Ogden Nash 6. "There was a young belle of Old Natchez" -- Ogden Nash
7. "A flea and a fly in a flue" --author unknown, often attributed to Ogden Nash
8. "There was a young lady of station" -- Lewis Carroll
Chorus. "People say it makes them sick" -- Giorgio Coniglio
(to the tune of "Simple Twist of Fate")
5. A brave girl of Connecticut Flagged the train with her petticut. Her lack of Ecticut,
Some folks deplored, though some inclined
To laud her presence of mind -
Debate in which partook her critics in this controversial verse.
6. A young southern belle of Natchez’
Garments always were in patches.
She divulged she itched, but scratches
If the need arose;
Played havoc with her clothes,
Which stitching could reverse,
Apart from this fickle twist of verse.
7. a stew; didn’t know just what to do
And finally they saw -
The flue had a flagrant flaw
To flee or fly – no worse, than
To fuss with a fickle twist of verse.
8. “I love Man” – sole exclamation
Of a young lass high in station
(“Isle of Man” her explanation);
“You flatter”, men believed,
And yes, they were deceived.
“No matter” if she flirts,
As she asserts in this Lewis Carroll
“You flatter”, men believed,
And yes, they were deceived.
“No matter” if she flirts,
As she asserts in this Lewis Carroll
verse.
CHORUS: People say it makes them sick
To hear too many limericks;
I fear it had become my shtick,
But now I've lost the knack,
With no good jokes to crack --
A tendency perverse;
Blame it on a fickle twist of verse.
I fear it had become my shtick,
But now I've lost the knack,
With no good jokes to crack --
A tendency perverse;
Blame it on a fickle twist of verse.
Did you enjoy Bob singing the classic limericks? Stay tuned for a follow-up post HERE.
Pending Topics...
9. "A wonderful bird is the pelican" -- Dixon Merritt.
10. "There was a young lady named Bright" -- Reginald Buller.
11. "There was an old man of Peru" -- Edward Lear.
12. "There was a young fellow of Wheeling" -- traditional.
13. "Hickory dickory dock" -- traditional.
10. "There was a young lady named Bright" -- Reginald Buller.
11. "There was an old man of Peru" -- Edward Lear.
12. "There was a young fellow of Wheeling" -- traditional.
13. "Hickory dickory dock" -- traditional.
Chorus. "People say it makes them sick" -- Giorgio Coniglio.
