New Limerick Thread II 2016 (following New Limerick Thread)

I won't need a really big case
I'll take things at my own sweet pace
Summer clothes, a few

I won’t need a really big case
I’ll take things at my own sweet pace
Summer clothes, a few
Books to read, will do

I won’t need a really big case
I’ll take things at my own sweet pace
Summer clothes, a few
Books to read, will do
I'll be at my favorite place!

Sunshine and water and flowers

Sunshine and water and flowers
I’ll sit by the brook for hours

Sunshine and water and flowers
I’ll sit by the brook for hours
A heavenly spot

Sunshine and water and flowers
I'll sit by the brook for hours
A heavenly spot
Not too cold or hot

Sunshine and water and flowers
I'll sit by the brook for hours
A heavenly spot
Not too cold or hot
To develop my meditative powers

However, I just fell asleep

However I just fell asleep
I woke with a fright and a leap

However I just fell asleep
I woke with a fright and a leap
I heard a weird noise

However I just fell asleep
I woke with a fright and a leap
I heard a weird noise
Maybe my tortoise!?

However I just fell asleep
I woke with a fright and a leap
I heard a weird noise
Maybe my tortoise!?
No, only the baaing of sheep

That's enough of the great outdoors

That's enough of the great outdoors
Not for me the wide open moors

That's enough of the great outdoors
Not for me the wide open moors
Or the hills I can't climb

That’s enough of the great outdoors
Not for me the wide open moors
Or the hills I can’t climb
As I did at one time

That's enough of the great outdoors
Not for me the wide open moors
Or the hills I can't climb
As I did at one time
I prefer to look out from indoors

I do like an old country pub

I do like an old country pub
With gentlemen’s shoulders, I can rub

I do like an old country pub
With gentlemen’s shoulders, I can rub
There’s characters there

I do like an old country pub
With gentlemen's shoulders, I can rub
There's characters there
With great chat to spare

I do like an old country pub
With gentlemen's shoulders, I can rub
There's characters there
With great chat to spare
A proper community hub

I never did learn how to swim

I never did learn how to swim
In spite of lessons at the gym

I never did learn how to swim,
Sadly my chances were slim,

I never did learn how to swim,
Sadly my chances were slim
The water so deep

I never did learn how to swim,
Sadly my chances were slim
The water so deep
The descent was so steep

I never did learn how to swim
Sadly my chances were slim
The water so deep
The descent was so steep
I got in the pool on a whim

I was really kept back by fear

I was really kept back by fear
Of water, I'd never go near