"Limerick" is a traditional humorous drinking song with many obscene verses. The tune usually used for sung limericks is traditionally " Cielito Lindo," with the words arranged in the form of a limerick. [ citation needed]
The earliest printed date for limericks being sung is 1928 in the book A Collection of Sea Songs and Ditties from the Stores of Tom E. Jones. [1] Since many of the verses used for this song are bawdy the song tended to get issued in rare, underground mimeographed songbooks. Some of these are (in chronological order):
There are several different choruses for this song. One of the most popular in the United States of America is sung to the tune of the traditional Mexican song, " Cielito Lindo" and usually goes like this:
Or, alternatively:
Sometimes, the second line of the chorus is varied from chorus to chorus, while the rest remains the same. When the song is sung in a group, the line may be left open for someone to shout a joke line, then the group finishes the chorus together.
Another chorus, to an unknown tune, is also not uncommon in the UK:
A less commonly reported chorus goes:
In the children's rendition of this song, the chorus goes:
The lyrics for the Limerick Song are usually ribald and sometimes original. Here are some from the public domain book Sea Songs and Ditties:
Chorus:
chorus
There is a version of this song which is rendered for children. Three verses are as follows:
(in order for line c to rhyme with line d, "to toot, or" is said quickly in order to sound like "to tutor")
"Limerick" is a traditional humorous drinking song with many obscene verses. The tune usually used for sung limericks is traditionally " Cielito Lindo," with the words arranged in the form of a limerick. [ citation needed]
The earliest printed date for limericks being sung is 1928 in the book A Collection of Sea Songs and Ditties from the Stores of Tom E. Jones. [1] Since many of the verses used for this song are bawdy the song tended to get issued in rare, underground mimeographed songbooks. Some of these are (in chronological order):
There are several different choruses for this song. One of the most popular in the United States of America is sung to the tune of the traditional Mexican song, " Cielito Lindo" and usually goes like this:
Or, alternatively:
Sometimes, the second line of the chorus is varied from chorus to chorus, while the rest remains the same. When the song is sung in a group, the line may be left open for someone to shout a joke line, then the group finishes the chorus together.
Another chorus, to an unknown tune, is also not uncommon in the UK:
A less commonly reported chorus goes:
In the children's rendition of this song, the chorus goes:
The lyrics for the Limerick Song are usually ribald and sometimes original. Here are some from the public domain book Sea Songs and Ditties:
Chorus:
chorus
There is a version of this song which is rendered for children. Three verses are as follows:
(in order for line c to rhyme with line d, "to toot, or" is said quickly in order to sound like "to tutor")