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sionnach commented on the word willie poem
Examples:
Willie, with a thirst for gore,
nailed his sister to the door.
His mother said, with humor quaint,
"Willie, dear, don't scratch the paint!"
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Down the family wishing well
Willie pushed his sister Nell.
She's there yet, because it kilt her.
Now we have to buy a filter.
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Willie saw some dynamite.
Couldn't understand it quite.
Curiosity seldom pays.
It rained Willie seven days.
February 8, 2009
sionnach commented on the word willie poem
Little Willie, full of glee,
Put radium in grandma's tea.
Now he thinks it quite a lark
To see her shining in the dark.
Willie looking in the gun
Pulls the trigger just for fun.
Mother says in tones so pained,
"Willie is so scatter-brained"
Little Willie, wrapped in sashes,
Fell in the fire and burned to ashes.
Now the house grows damp and chilly,
Because we haven't the heart to poke poor Willie.
Little Willie, mean as hell
Drowned his sister in the well.
Mother said, while drawing water,
"Gee, it's hard to raise a daughter."
Little Willie found a mirror,
Went and sucked the mercury off,
Thinking in his childish error,
It would cure his whooping cough.
At the funeral, Willie's mother
Sadly said to Mrs. Brown,
"'Twas a chilly day for Willie
When the mercury went down."
Willie poisoned Auntie's tea
Auntie died in agony.
Uncle came and looked quite vexed.
"Really, Will," he said, "what next?"
February 8, 2009
sionnach commented on the word willie poem
Poking around the web reveals that these are more commonly known as little willies. Apparently they were very popular early in the 20th century. First examples seem to be from a writer called Harry Graham, who included them in a collection of his called "Ruthless Rhymes for Heartless Homes".
Ruthless Rhymes
February 8, 2009
frogapplause commented on the word willie poem
Better than a wet willy (licking your finger and sticking it in somebody's ear).
February 11, 2009
bilby commented on the word willie poem
Is not.
February 11, 2009
asativum commented on the word willie poem
"'Twas a chilly day for Willie
When the mercury went down."
I do believe an ancestor of mine quoted that now and then. Don't remember the context, but I always thought it was amusing even without knowing the long, sad tail of Willie.
February 11, 2009
sionnach commented on the word willie poem
Another Harry Graham gem -
L’Enfant Glacé
When Baby's cries grew hard to bear
I popped him in the Frigidaire.
I never would have done so if
I'd known that he'd be frozen stiff.
My wife said: 'George, I'm so unhappé!
Our darling's now completely frappé!
February 12, 2009
bilby commented on the word willie poem
I have enjoyed the Wee Willies, sionnach. Thanks for posting them.
February 12, 2009