henry.anne-- you don't quite have the County Limerick rhythm!a 1 & a 2 & a 3 (quarter rest) a 1 & a 2 & a 3 (quarter rest) a 1 & a 2 (eighth rest) a 3 & a 4 (eighth rest) a 1 & a 2 & a 3 (quarter rest)
or add a "&" to the 1st, 2nd & 4th phrases using no 'rest'
as in:
A lovely girl swimmer named Sive, Was swingy, tough eager, alive, 'My head's above water,' She said, 'as it oughter, But best of all is a low dive.'
When hunting around Ballybay, Pretty Ellen gave no man his way. Though pressed hard to yield, Trotting over a field, Her horse answered for her, "Neigh! Neigh!"
OR
A nervous six-footer named Bridget, Would wriggle and squirm, twitch and fidget, But she knew perfect peace, And a psychic release, When she found true romance with a midget.
and then there's
(hint: it rhymes with "eerie"!)
An ancient old man of Dun Laoghaire, Said, "Of pleasure and joy I've grown waoghaire . . . The life that is pure Will suit me I'm sure, It's healthy and noble though draoghaire."