I Sometimes Think (Comic Verse, Unknown Authorship).

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A reading of a comic poem. Author unknown.
I SOMETIMES THINK

I sometimes think I’d rather crow
And be a rooster than to roost
And be a crow. But I dunno.
A rooster he can roost also,
Which don’t seem fair when crows can’t crow.
Which may help some. Still I dunno.
Crows should be glad of one thing, [...]

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Hilaire Belloc’s : “Matilda – Who Told Lies and Was Burned to Death”

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A reading of Hilaire Belloc’s 1907 Comic Poem/Cautionary Tale :
Matilda Who Told Lies and Was Burned to Death

Matilda told such Dreadful Lies,
It made one Gasp and Stretch one’s Eyes;
Her Aunt, who, from her Earliest Youth,
Had kept a Strict Regard for Truth,
Attempted to Believe Matilda:
The effort very nearly killed her,
And would have [...]

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Hilaire Belloc’s “Tarantella”

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Reading of Hilaire Belloc’s poem Tarantella.
Tarantella

Do you remember an Inn,
Miranda?
Do you remember an Inn?
And the tedding and the spreading
Of the straw for a bedding,
And the fleas that tease in the High Pyrenees,
And the wine that tasted of tar?
And the cheers and the jeers of the young muleteers
(Under the vine of the [...]

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Spike Milligan’s “Silly Old Baboon”

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Reading of Spike Milligan’s comic poem “Silly Old Baboon”.
There was a Baboon
Who, one afternoon,
Said “I think I will fly to the sun.”
So, with two great palms
Strapped to his arms,
He started his take-off run.
Mile after mile
He galloped in style
But never once left the ground.
“You’re running too slow”
Said a passing crow,
“Try reaching the [...]

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Edward Lear’s : “The Owl and the Pussy Cat”

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Reading of Edward Lear’s famous poem.
The Owl and the Pussy Cat went to sea
In a beautiful pea-green boat,
They took some honey, and plenty of money
Wrapped up in a five-pound note.
The Owl looked up to the stars above,
And sang to a small guitar,
“O lovely Pussy, O Pussy, my love,
What a beautiful Pussy [...]

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Light-Fingered in Leicester Limerick

There once was a car-thief from Leicester
Who stole, on parole, a Fiesta
If you’re going to steal
Stay AWAKE at the wheel
Don’t fall prey to impromptu siesta

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(Wipe that Smile) (/)(Off Your Face)

Be of good cheer
It’s not the grin
From ear to ear
But the chin !

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Rain (A Poem About an ANIMAL, Written in HUMANities, if EWE please)

Tomorrow is Sunday and I propose a toast
To the little bunny who shall be the roast
He sits there in his little hutch
Twitching his nose, doing nothing much
It only takes one quick, sharp blow
To end dear rabbit’s days of woe
To keep a paw’s considered lucky
But take my word it’s bloody mucky !
I’ll skin the little bloke [...]

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