A clerical student named Pryne
Through pain sought to reach...A clerical student named Pryne
Through pain sought to reach the divine:
He wore a hair shirt,
Quite often ate dirt,
And bathed every Friday in brine.
-- Edward Gorey
A gift was delivered to Laura
From a cousin who lived...A gift was delivered to Laura
From a cousin who lived in Gomorrah;
Wrapped in tissue and crepe,
It was peeled, like a grape,
And emitted a pale, greenish aura.
-- Edward Gorey
A worried young man from Stamboul
Discovered red spots on...A worried young man from Stamboul
Discovered red spots on his tool.
Said the doctor, a cynic,
"Get out of my clinic
Just wipe off the lipstick, you fool."
As for weirdness, the guy who's the tops
Is a kinky old butcher...As for weirdness, the guy who's the tops
Is a kinky old butcher named Pops.
Since he thinks it's effete
To be beating his meat,
What he's into is licking his chops.
There once was a chick named Longet,
Who went out to Aspen...There once was a chick named Longet,
Who went out to Aspen to play.
Along came a Spyder,
Who sat down beside her
And she blew the poor bastard away.
There once was a fellow named Howard,
Whose tool it...There once was a fellow named Howard,
Whose tool it was nuclear-powered,
While grabbing some ass,
He reached critical mass,
But think of the girl he deflowered!
There once was a man from Nantucket,
Whose cock was so long...There once was a man from Nantucket,
Whose cock was so long he could suck it.
He said with a grin,
As he wiped off his chin,
If my ear were a cunt I could fuck it!
There was a poor parson from Goring,
Who made a small hole...There was a poor parson from Goring,
Who made a small hole in his flooring,
Fur-lined it all round,
Then laid on the ground,
And declared it was cheaper than whoring.