Loopy Limericks

Last night when I tried counting sheep,
wide awake and yearning for sleep,
But sleep never came
So I started a game
And fantasizing of sleeping with Bo Peep
I’ll continue with Bungle’s

A tugboat was docking in Portland,

A tugboat was docking in Portland,
after pushing off a ship with a jazz band.

A tugboat was docking in Portland,
After pushing off a ship with a jazz band.
And the weird syncopation,

A tugboat was docking in Portland,
After pushing off a ship with a jazz band.
And the weird syncopation,
Made the mate (a Croatian),

A tugboat was docking in Portland,
After pushing off a ship with a jazz band.
And the weird syncopation,
Made the mate (a Croatian),
Seek his own little tug from a taut hand.


Old Tex told me how he loved roping,

Old Tex told me how he loved roping,
But he was banned from the rodeo for doping

Old Tex told me how he loved roping,
But he was banned from the rodeo for doping
So he soon got a job

Old Tex told me how he loved roping,
But he was banned from the rodeo for doping.
So he soon got a job
Selling crack for the mob,

Old Tex told me how he loved roping,
But he was banned from the rodeo for doping.
So he soon got a job
Selling crack for the mob,
Whose ‘mooed’ changed when he wasn’t coping.
When Old Polly had climbed into bed,

When Old Polly had climbed into bed,
She laid back and then bumped her head

When Old Polly had climbed into bed,
She laid back and then bumped her head.
And the lump that appeared,

When Old Polly had climbed into bed,
She laid back and then bumped her head.
And the lump that appeared,
Looked like she’d been reared

When Old Polly had climbed into bed,
She laid back and then bumped her head.
And the lump that appeared,
Looked like she’d been reared
As it turned out she had been; by Ned!
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A willful young redhead named Kate,

A willful young redhead named Kate
Was getting dressed up for a date.

A willful young redhead named Kate
Was getting dressed up for a date.
Forgot to wear her panties

A willful young redhead named Kate,
While getting dressed up for a date,
Forgot to wear panties,
So she borrowed her auntie’s

A willful young redhead named Kate,
While getting dressed up for a date,
Forgot to wear panties,
So she borrowed her auntie’s
Twisted into a figure of eight.

An astronaut, circling Callisto

An astronaut, circling Callisto,
Confused a brassiere with a bistro.

An astronaut, circling Callisto,
Confused a brassiere with a bistro.
She shouldn’t be blamed

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An astronaut, circling Callisto,
Confused a brassiere with a bistro.
She shouldn’t be blamed
Even though she proclaimed