Limerick-Uke-Saga: "LEIGH MERCER'S PALINDROME WORKSHOP"

SINGABLE LIMERICK VERSES

ORIGINAL SONG: These verses can be sung to  "The Limerick Song".

LIMERICK VERSE:  The original poem, with 4 verses was composed by Giorgio Coniglio, November 2016, and published online.

PARODY-LYRICS LINK: To return to the corresponding post on "Daily Illustrated Nonsense" (and to see the lyrics without the chord-chart indications) click HERE. 

INTRODUCTORY COMMENTS:

A limerick' a verse that is singable

(If the diction's not flagrantly flingable),

Brings a humorous note

To a view you'd promote -- 

And it rings, like a bell ding-alingable.

Giorgio Coniglio. 

BACKGROUND:

The lyrics describe an apocryphal workshop conducted by Leigh Mercer, during which the iconic canal palindrome is almost invented.

LEIGH'S PALINDROME WORKSHOP

(to the tune of "The Limerick Song")

Note: All italicized phrases except the first are legitimate palindromes.

Several of these have been reported for the first time by the author.

"A man + a plan, a canal —
Panacea: A palindrome, pal?"
My friend Leigh seemed contrite —
"No! The ending's not right.
Zeus sees Suez — that seems less lame, Mal."

"A man, a plan, IF final, Pan-
ama works, (like Name male pipe, lame man!)"
My friend Leigh looked uptight,
"No! It lacks enough bite.
It's ambiv'lent, like Nab, rob or ban."

"Amen + a pit, Ipanema"
(Voiced in Portuguese, with no disclaimer).
Leigh: "No! Tip-top pot pit
Is a much better fit,
But Amen! Icy cinema's lamer."

"A mar on a pan — a panorama:
Has poor scansion, but not such bad grammar".
Leigh groaned, "Dammit, I'm mad;
Stuff those phrases so bad;
No sir, prison — that warrants the slammer."

UKULELE-FRIENDLY FORMAT (and guitar, too!)

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