Brush up your Lear

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(Photo: National Portrait Gallery)

In these days of the social medias
Dating can be very tedious
If she’s got you right over a barrel
It’s no use to quote Lewis Carroll
‘cos the poet of them all
Who is certain to get them all merry
Is the poet they recall
As the scholarly Derry down Derry
Brush up your Lear
Learn every rhyme
Brush up your Lear
She’ll be yours each time
If they’re looking at you kinda dubious
That’s when you gotta be scroobious
When she tells you she thinks you are weird
Tell ‘em ‘bout the Old Man with a Beard
And if they declare that you’re wrong
Just give ‘em a sight of your Dong
Brush up your Lear
Even though they all said he was queer
Brush up your Lear
And guys, you’ll have nothing to fear
If they say that you sing out of tune
Knock ‘em down with your runcible spoon
And if she won’t join in your congas
Feed her up with a plate of amblongus
When she asks you “what are you looking at?”
Say you’re browsing the Owl and the Pussy Cat
Brush up your Lear
Learn every rhyme
Brush up your Lear
She’ll be yours each time
Brush up your Lear
Learn every rhyme
Brush up your Lear
She’ll be yours each time

(Apologies to Cole Porter)

2 responses to “Brush up your Lear”

  1. obbverse Avatar

    Very nice ode to a seriously nonsensical guy Rik. Anyone who plays the fool with words so well is A-OK by me.

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    1. Rik Avatar

      Aw thanks o, that means a lot coming from an ace wordsmith like you. Not sure if you know I have a whole blog dedicated to Edward Lear?

      https://edwardleartrail.wordpress.com/

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