SCREWY

What Knots, Volume 3, Issue 2, 10 December 1945, Page 2

SCREWY

I sit upon the upper deck The sea is calm and bluey And think "How hard to find a word That rhymes with TGAKUI» " My awful 'past comes to ray aid. ■ (I once was called a roue) I seize upon it with delight It rhymes with MAIDTGATUK I The French for brolly helps me out "Cherchez ma para-pluey" Altho’ I’m not sure how it's spelt • It rhymes with MAUMGAHUI. The Russians swear an AWFUL oath’ I’ll leave it blank, it’s —- You’ll si’CAply have to take my word It rhymes with KAUIiG-AI'UI. The Greeks they had a word for it Translated it means "Pfui" And Sophocles will bear me out It rhymes with MAUHGAuUI. Australians, when they call their young Invariably shout GOOEY, . ■ I’m getting rather short of words That rhyme with LAU.GAFUI. And I’m quite sure you’re getting bored And muttering "What• HOOEY!" So I will close this rondelade and j.TOT with MAUNC-AFUI : But rather with my no m-de -plume I’ll sign myself SAIBT LOUIS. oOo