National Poetry Day UK

08 Oct 99 - 06:07 AM (#122001)
Subject: National Poetry Day UK
From: Ian Stephenson

So I suppose I should have posted this thread yesterday, but the UK much hyped national poetry day stirred up an urge to read some funny poems. It was very evident if you listened to bbc radio yesterday. So, I ask you, fellow mudcatters; Have you any great funny poems you could share with us all? Funny ones about accordians and bodhran players especially welcome!! Heres one of my favourites....

STAY, GO AND FETCH -By Les Barker (copyright Les Barker)

I'd always wanted a dog
So one day I took in a stray.
He didn't want to leave me
And so I called him Stay.

I knew it was a mistake
The first time I told stay to go
"Go, Stay," and I pointed.
Did Stay go? No.

"Go, Stay," I said; and he started;
He was going...then he was not;
He looked at me, sad and confused,
And his two big eyes said "What?"

I threw him a stick; I said "Fetch, Stay."
He started and stopped all in one;
I never got round to "Come here, Stay."
Stay couldn't come; he'd not gone.

He wanted to please, but he couldn't;
I spoke, but he just didn't know;
So I got him a spaniel for company.
I shouldn't have called it Go.

I said "Stay, Go," and Go'd stay a second
Then both Stay and Go were away
And I had to shout "Come here, Stay and Go."
They were coming and going all day.

I said "Stay, Go and Stay." I tried "Go, Stay and Go."
Nothing seemed to get through;
It's not that they were both saying "No."
They were both saying "Does he mean you?"

It's all very well in the park,
But what if we're stood at the kerb?
Two lost souls in the dark;
Which bloody one is the verb?

I've got them a new friend now;
I found him, a poor starving wretch;
I hope they'll be happy together;
Go and Stay; come and meet Fetch.

Looking forward to hearing yours! Ian Stephenson

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08 Oct 99 - 12:34 PM (#122102)
Subject: RE: National Poetry Day UK
From: Mían

A marvelous bit of larkery, that last poem! Thank you. It reminds me somewhat of Tom Lehrer's contributions to the world of rhyme. There's a site that lists "demented lyrics", it is http://php.indiana.edu/~jbmorris/lyrics.html

I would try to do the blue clicky thing for it but I've been having a little trouble with getting it to bring up the site. Let's see if it gets you there:

demented lyrics

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