At the annual pancake race
The winner is always
smug Trace
I’m always at the rear
of the chase
Limping home in last
place
Then I must
congratulate Trace
And engage in a false
embrace
When I really what to
hear the base
Of the frying pan
hitting her face
The Pancake Day race was a popular event
And was held amidst
much happy hoorays
Until the runners
became too competitive
And behaved like
parents on sports days
Nickanan Night or Shrove Monday evening
Was a time for boys to
commit petty crime
Now we don’t have it
on one special night
Instead now it appears
to happen all the time
The third day of Shrovetide
Once known as Collop
Monday
Named after Collops of
bacon
A traditional dish of
the day
Which was served with
eggs
It’s the forgotten
Shrove Monday
Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall
He didn’t see her
coming at all
“Hump Me and Dump Me”
She yelled
Are you wearing a fur coat?
Well, that’s a cause
of snickers
I know it’s not
original but
Beggars can’t be
pickers
But it’s a well-known
adage
“Fur coat and no
knickers”
Hansel and Gretel’s little trips
Were very stimulating
for Hansel
Because once deep in
the woods
He got a hand job from
Gretel
