A Man in the Shed SillyWeek post:
One fine day in the middle of the night,
Two dead boys got up to fight,
Back to back they faced each other,
Drew their swords and shot each other,
One was blind and the other couldn’t, see
So they chose a dummy for a referee.
A blind man went to see fair play,
A dumb man went to shout “hooray!”
A paralysed donkey passing by,
Kicked the blind man in the eye,
Knocked him through a nine inch wall,
Into a dry ditch and drowned them all,
A deaf policeman heard the noise,
And came to arrest the two dead boys,
If you don’t believe this story’s true,
Ask the blind man he saw it too!
Now I see….You have set a benchmark of how silly we have to be!
This gem is a new one for me…very good. I can see I shall have to dig very deep into my “Ditty Bag” to equal this!!
Glad you liked it, I shall have to remember the others too.
Gosh – was it really true?
But of course James – Weren’t you sure?
I think you have got the wrong end of the stick entirely…
Just as long as I haven’t got the wrong end of the Donkey!
Fabulous! Remember this verse from a – sadly lost – ‘Book of Nonsense’ (illustrated with superb line drawings and a few, lavishly-coloured plates, mostly of the Rackham vintage). Thank you for the reminder, Cherie – this is definitely the Highest Silliness. Now for the one about ‘going down the stairs and meeting a man who wasn’t there. He wasn’t there again, today …’ Do you know that one?
That sounds like a lovely book but then I am very fond of books
I did vaguely remember that verse, I see Angus has filled us in
Is this the one by William Hughes Mearns Phidelm?
Yesterday, upon the stair,
I met a man who wasn’t there
He wasn’t there again today
I wish, I wish he’d go away…
When I came home last night at three
The man was waiting there for me
But when I looked around the hall
I couldn’t see him there at all!
Go away, go away, don’t you come back any more!
Go away, go away, and please don’t slam the door… (slam!)
Last night I saw upon the stair
A little man who wasn’t there
He wasn’t there again today
Oh, how I wish he’d go away
Or if you want “silly”
Two Children
Two children (small), one Four, one Five,
Once saw a bee goin a hive,
They’d never seen a bee before!
So waited there to see some more.
And sure enou h along they came
A dozen bees (and all the same!)
Within the hive they buzzed about;
Then, one by one, they all flew out.
Said Four: ‘Those bees are silly things,
But how I wish I had their wings!
Spike Milligna
Thanks for reminding us of the full version. I had not heard the one about the two children before!
hmmm, you’ve set the standard high here, Cherry.
Thanks HGF, I must check some of the other posts out
Love it! Will be smiling through the day!
Glad I gave you a giggle
Wonderful Cherie!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Angus: yes, that’s the one! Thanks for supplying (+ the Milligna bonus).
Excellent, Cherie. I will have to keep that.
Glad you like it