The Enid Blyton Society

A good choice of word to rhyme with Tony, Rob.

Here's another starter:

A bright young schoolboy called Ben,

Eddie Muir wrote:A good choice of word to rhyme with Tony, Rob.

"Tony Baloney" — wasn't that a song by Roy Orbison?? (Yes, I do know what it is really, but apparently that is a common mishearing of it...)

Tony Baloney: the misheard lyrics from Only the Lonely.

Back to the limerick:

A bright young schoolboy called Ben,

A bright young schoolboy called Ben,
For adventuring had quite a yen,

A bright young schoolboy called Ben,
For adventuring had quite a yen,
As a smuggler he dressed,

A bright young schoolboy called Ben,
For adventuring had quite a yen,
As a smuggler he dressed,
And his friends he impressed,

A bright young schoolboy called Ben,
For adventuring had quite a yen,
As a smuggler he dressed,
And his friends he impressed,
Until he fell right into a fen.

Here's a new one:

A precocious young girl called Pearl,

A precocious young girl called Pearl,
Thought she'd set each man's heart in a whirl,

A precocious young girl called Pearl,
Thought she'd set each man's heart in a whirl,
So she set out one night

A precocious young girl called Pearl,
Thought she'd set each man's heart in a whirl,
So she set out one night
Wearing naught, what a sight,

A precocious young girl called Pearl,
Thought she'd set each man's heart in a whirl,
So she set out one night
Wearing naught, what a sight,
And danced all around with a twirl!

And a new one:

Poor Noddy fell asleep at the wheel,

Poor Noddy fell asleep at the wheel,
Till he suddenly woke with a squeal...