There was a young plumber of Leigh
There was a young plumber of Leigh
Original Text
William S. Baring-Gould, The Lure of the Limerick (New York: Clarkson N. Potter, 1967): 107.
2Was plumbing a maid by the sea.
3 Said the maid, "Cease your plumbing,
4 I think someone's coming."
5Said the plumber, still plumbing, "It's me."
Notes
1] Leigh: perhaps Leigh-on-sea, Essex, but there are more than a dozen Leighs in Great Britain. Back to Line
Publication Start Year
1925
RPO poem Editors
Ian Lancashire
RPO Edition
RPO 1999.
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