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On the chest of a barmaid in Sale

Leprechaun — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 16:06:08 +0000

On the chest of a barmaid in Sale
Were tattooed the prices of ale.
And on her behind,
For the sake of the blind,
Was the same information in Braille!

There once lived a girl in the forest

Leprechaun — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 17:05:21 +0000

There once lived a girl in the forest
whos morals where quite the lowest
Robins men were not merry
till they met this sweet fairy
and that’s why it’s called Sure-wood Forest!

There once was a lass from Kildare

Leprechaun — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 17:02:03 +0000

There once was a lass from Kildare
With lovely long golden hair;
She cut off her tresses
To buy some new dresses
To wear to the Kildare Spring fair!

There was a young lady of Fashion

Leprechaun — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 18:03:54 +0000

There was a young lady of Fashion
Who had oodles and oodles of passion.
To her lover she said,
As they climbed into bed,
Here’s one thing the government can’t ration!

There was a young lady one fall

Leprechaun — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 17:58:02 +0000

There was a young lady one fall
Who wore a newspaper dress to a ball.
The dress caught fire
And burned her entire
Front page, sporting section and all.

There once was a lady, Ilene

Leprechaun — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 17:56:20 +0000

There once was a lady, Ilene,
Who lived on distilled kerosene,
But she started absorbin’
A new hydrocarbon
and since then she’d never benzene

A mouse in her room woke Miss Doud

Leprechaun — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 17:54:10 +0000

A mouse in her room woke Miss Doud
Who was frightened and screamed very loud
Then a happy thought hit her
To scare off the critter
She sat up in bed and just meowed