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

To go to Las Vegas and gamble. (5)

and then

My uncle, who played the trombone (1)

Was often a long way from home, (2)

He went gigging in France (3)

To play and to dance, (4)

Paid for by a Mastercard loan. (5)

And then

When my left leg dissolved in the bath (1)

My right leg was just full of wrath, (2)

The water was scummy (3)

When my left leg dissolved in the bath, (1)
My right leg was just full of wrath, (2)
The water was scummy,(3)
Yes, greasy and runny,(4)

When my left leg dissolved in the bath, (1)
My right leg was just full of wrath, (2)
The water was scummy,(3)
Yes, greasy and runny,(4)
The nurse will be on the warpath (5)

There was a young lout on the train (1)

There was a young lout on the train (1)
His loud mobile was really a pain, (2)

There was a young lout on the train (1)
His loud mobile was really a pain, (2)
A feisty old dame (3)

There was a young lout on the train (1)
His loud mobile was really a pain, (2)
A feisty old dame (3)
Then suddenly came, (4)

There was a young lout on the train (1)
His loud mobile was really a pain, (2)
A feisty old dame (3)
Then suddenly came, (4)
And gave him a clout on the brain (5)

There was a large swan on a lake (1)

There was a large swan on a lake (1)
Who fell deep in love with a Drake (2)

Aside-this could get interesting.

There was a large swan on a lake (1)
Who fell deep in love with a Drake (2)
A cygnet was born (3)

There was a large swan on a lake (1)
Who fell deep in love with a Drake (2)
A cygnet was born (3
With a mien so forlorn, (4)



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There was a large swan on a lake (1)
Who fell deep in love with a Drake (2)
A cygnet was born (3
With a mien so forlorn, (4)
It made its poor mummy's heart break (5)

A very tall lady in Rome (1)

A very tall lady in Rome (1)
Wanted an expensive new home, (2)

A very tall lady in Rome (1)
Wanted an expensive new home, (2)
but try as she might (3)

A very tall lady in Rome (1)
Wanted an expensive new home, (2)
but try as she might (3)
Her budget was tight, (4)