Sometimes I Sit And I Ponder

Sometimes I sit and I ponder,
What's out in the wide world yonder,
Though it's the same air,
Is the grass greener there?
Soon, just perhaps, I will wander.

There Was A Tough Sheriff Named Schlutter - Limericks for Kids

There was a tough sheriff named Schlutter
He fancied himself a great shooter
But when push came to shove
He was meek as a dove
And he pushed himself home on his scooter.

Antony and Cleopatra - Shakespeare in Limerick Poem

There was an Egyptian queen
The fairest, they say, ever seen
But though she was pretty
And also was witty
She was most unaccountably mean.

Hamlet - Shakespeare in Limerick

There once was a gloomy young Dane
Who all frolic and fun did disdain
In his dictionary
You couldn't find "merry"
And "pleasure" defined he as "pain"

All's Well That Ends Well - Shakespeare in Limerick

There once was a girl they called Helen
And she was in trouble, yes, well in
But though in so tight
She got out all right
So it didn't much matter she fell in

Lear Classic Limerick - Old Man of the South

There was an Old Man of the South
Who had an immoderate mouth
But in swallowing a dish
That was quite full of Fish
He was choked, that Old Man of the South.

The Doctor - He Comes To See You When You're Ill

He comes to see you when you're ill,

He gives you powder, dose and pill,

Your tongue consults,

Then feels your pulse,

And he is always "dressed to kill!"

Shrum Indian Mound - A Limerick

There's an Indian Mound called Shrum
It is close to where I am from
So one day I went
And energy I spent
And now I can say it I clumb

Scottish Dental Surgeon Limerick - Harmsworth 1930

A cunning old dentist of Leith
Was speaking on "profits from teeth."
He said, "When they're bad
I stop 'em begad!
Then I loosen 'em more underneath!"

Vintage Dachshund Limerick - Harmsworth 1930

A care-free young dachshund at Looe
Once bit a rear-admiral in two
Then smiled, "Bless my heart!
That's not a bad start,
And I've got the whole afternoon too!"

They Flapped In A V Formation - A Goose Limerick

They flapped in a V formation
On the way to their winter vacation
When the icy winds blew
Due south they all flew
And they honked in keen exhortation

There Was A Young Man Of Killarney - Vintage Irish Limerick

There was a young man of Killarney
Who was chock full of what is called blarney
He would sit on a stile
And tell lies by the mile
Would this dreadful young man of Killarney

I've Got No Pajamas For Bed . . . - Statler Hotel Advertising Limerick

"I've got no pajamas for bed . . ."
Sighed a guest, but our clerk proudly said,
"Take this overnight kit,
There's pajamas in it-
. . . Would you like a nice nightshirt instead?"