Talk:Limerick (song)

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Dear Sir,

I read your article on the limerick song and I wish to inform you of another variant, which my father learned as a member of Cornell University's marching band. The variant is known as "Troop Ships." As in "In China They Never Eat Chili," the structure is a limerick sung to the tune of "The Gay Caballero," followed by a chorus set to the tune of "Cielito Lindo." The difference is that chorus in this case is a joke at the expense of the listener's mother. For example:

(verse) There was a young couple named Kelly/ Who got buried belly-to-belly/ For in their great haste/ They used wallpaper paste/ Instead of petroleum jelly/

(chorus) Ay-yi-yi-yi/ Your mother swims out to meet troop ships/ So let's sing another verse/ Much worse than the other verse/ And waltz me around again, Willie/ (Can also be sung "Waltz me around by my willie")

Each chorus uses a different Yo mama joke, and in practice the first one is usually that from which the first one derives its name.

Thank you.

Larry Vanore lvanorej@indiana.edu