h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Choose too much, and you'll sure have to pay




There was a young lad from Rosslaire

who's favourite book was 'Jane Eyre'

she'd read it in bed
and frequently said

I was a 'lad' when it started, so there

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'Little Women', another good book

Was read in the bath by a cook

That's a jolly good read
said the Wife of the Bede

Then she pulled the plug for a look.




Sounds like we all like to read

Especially pay chex with greed

and it's not only lovers
we like between covers

There's a few handy hints we all need

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A Cowboy alone on the Range...

Is waiting for something to change

Face to face with a Snake
He'll shiver and quake

til his senses become all deranged



A snake is hiding in the grass

In waiting to nibble a lass...

but the rattle was loud

'cuz the snake was proud

so he ended up biting his asp

(sorry, couldn't resist)




There was a small town in the Congo

where every lad played the bongo

Girls listened to Grannies

the jet set played tennis