More Lame Limericks

Have you heard of another pet beast?
Which animal you like the least
Perhaps a pet snake
Or even a corncrake
With a rat I would NOT be too pleased

Before the days start to get short

Before the days start to get short
I'd like to try some kind of sport

Before the days start to get short
I'd like to try some kind of sport
Swimming sounds good

Before the days start to get short
I'd like to try some kind of sport
Swimming sounds good
And I'm sure that I would

Before the days start to get short
I'd like to try some kind of sport
Swimming sounds good
And I'm sure that I would
Enjoy some tennis on the court

Or perhaps a bicycle ride for me

Or perhaps a bicycle ride for me

Tour de France hear I be!

Or perhaps a bicycle ride for me
Tour de France here I be!
They'd all say "Bonjour"

Or perhaps a bicycle ride for me
Tour de France here I be!
They'd all say "Bonjour"
Welcome from mon coeur

Or perhaps a bicycle ride for me
Tour de France here I be!
They'd all say "Bonjour"
Welcome from mon coeur
And they will all be "mon ami"

Or shall I go down to the gym?

Or shall I go down to the gym?
At the pool next door I can swim

Have you heard of another pet beast?
Which animal you like the least
Perhaps a pet snake
Or even a corncrake
Or something from far in the East

It's safer to stick to a dog

It's safer to stick to a dog
Not a cow, a sheep or a hog

It's safer to stick to a dog
Not a cow, a sheep or a hog
A labrador is my choice

It's safer to stick to a dog
Not a cow, a sheep or a hog
A labrador is my choice
They have a nice voice

It's safer to stick to a dog
Not a cow, a sheep or a hog
A labrador is my choice
They have a nice voice
'Tho walkies, of course, are a slog

I ought to have married a vet

I ought to have married a vet
It would have been a better bet

I ought to have married a vet
It would have been a better bet
But I’m stuck with this clown

I ought to have married a vet
It would have been a better bet
But I’m stuck with this clown
And it does get me down

I ought to have married a vet
It would have been a better bet
But I’m stuck with this clown
And it does get me down
And he's no help at all with our pet

She's a cat, but she thinks she's a lion

She's a cat, but she thinks she's a lion
with hunting skills you can rely on

She's a cat, but she thinks she's a lion
With hunting skills you can rely on
Lithe, lean and stealthy

She's a cat, but thinks she's a lion
With hunting skills you can rely on
Lithe, lean and stealthy
Keen eyed and healthy

She's a cat, but thinks she's a lion
With hunting skills you can rely on
Lithe, lean and stealthy
Keen eyed and healthy
But all these dead mice have me cryin'!

She thinks she is bringing me gifts

She thinks she is bringing me gifts
All these corpses that I have to shift

She thinks she is bringing me gifts
All these corpses that I have to shift
Most of them tiny