Limericks with very strict rules ..... 88558

He knocked on her door with his stick
I hope she opens the door quick
From Gran I must hide
As he scuttled inside
He said, ‘ Boy she gets on my wick ! ‘

Will you see if the coast is clear ?

He knocked on her door with his stick
I hope she opens the door quick
From Gran I must hide
As he scuttled inside

He knocked on her door with his stick
I hope she opens the door quick
From Gran I must hide

He knocked on her door with his stick
I hope she opens the door quick

He was telling a bare faced lie
But could not say the real reason why
It would upset Gran
Cos there was no man
He was seeing a girl called Di.

He knocked on her door with his stick

Bathsheba, I was wondering what could rhyme with fib ! But yes it sounds better.

BTW I thought Le Havre was a stroke of genius !

He was telling a bare faced lie
But could not say the real reason why
It would upset Gran
Cos there was no man

He was telling a bare faced lie
But could not say the real reason why
It would upset Gran

Actually the first one scanned better, but never mind!!!

He was telling a bare faced lie
But could not say the real reason why

I don’t like that. Can we have ..

He was telling a bare faced lie

The captain was bored as can be
From Gran he just wanted to flee
He said 'Just a tick'
I'll just get my stick
There’s a man that I must go and see .

He told them a bit of a fib

The captain was bored as can be
From Gran he just wanted to flee
He said 'Just a tick'
I'll just get my stick

Sorry too late

The captain was bored as can be
From Gran he just wanted to flee
He got up and went

The captain was bored as can be
From Gran he just wanted to flee
He said 'Just a tick'

The captain was bored as can be
From Gran he just wanted to flee

The captain was ever so suave
He told Gran he lived in Le Havre
Soon she was able
To get the top table
And talk of tales of the Algarve.

The captain was bored as can be

The captain was ever so suave
He told Gran he lived in Le Havre
Soon she was able
To get the top table

The captain was ever so suave
He told Gran he lived in Le Havre
Soon she was able

i enjoy having to use my brain to stick to the rhythm...and rhyme!!

Sorry, if we're following the story of Gran going on a cruise, that should be:

The captain was ever so suave
He told Gran he lived in Le Havre

How about:

The captain was ever so suave
He told us he lived in Le Havre

Squiffy

Bath Right, got it! ?? I think I do it automatically when I’m doing my own lines!

Thought of one...
How about 'his jackets were always 'mauve'
Take your pick