CROMER CARNIVAL LIMERICKS

There once was a crab called Fred There was a young lady from Cromer Lived in Cromer upon the seabed Who was always a bit of a loner He loved summer terms Kings Lynn She went to the pier Bacton When the kids fed him worms And had too many beers But in the Winter he never was fed. And fell for a young man called Homer

There once was a Coastguard from Cromer There was a young lady from Cromer That got called out to save a beachcomber T’was said she was once a beach comber As he pulled the guy in She now writes the quiz He got soaked to the skin Trimingham Twice a year she’s a whizz Vale of Glamorgan And ended up catching pneumonia That wonderful lady from Cromer

Cromer was where we came to stay No Carnival this year, For our family holiday Or fireworks on the pier, We did the Carnival “Find the Link” Cambridge Use anti bac gel Sheringham Up quick just a blink Wear a mask as well, Now we wait for our prize to come our way. Stay safe and you’ve nothing to fear

This year they all come to Cromer There is a town called Cromer, Because of the virus Corona Bacton Whose Carnival was off because of corona And now they don’t want to Though it was hard to bare, Go homer It will be back next year Cromer

And to the Red Arrows we’ll give A big cheer Bagott goats on the slopes

Henry Blogg, fishing boats There was a small town called Cromer Crabs and seals Lingwood Where life was relatively slower Enjoy them all Cromer appeals Until Carnival week. Cromer

When things reached there, peak, There was a young lady from Cromer And the locals wished it was over Who loves quizzes about Greeks & Homer

But at a quiz in Felbrigg There was a young man from Cromer She failed to score big Benfleet Essex Who admitted he was a roamer And her team did quickly disown her He couldn’t stay still East Hunsbury

And agreed he never will Northampton The town of Cromer know not to boast This hyper young man from Cromer, Serves the finest crabs and best Sunday roast

With its Carnival each year Walk on the prom And its beautiful pier Aylsham Swim in the sea This place is truly the gem of the Norfolk Coast Play in the park Cromer

All these are free There was a young lady from Cromer

Who’s bike had a shiny new chrome Cromer’s entitled to boast She rode down to the pier It’s gem of the Norfolk Coast Cause she fancied a beer Cromer If it’s sea, sand- laughter Derbyshire But fell at Garden Street, Cromer And fun that you’re after

It’s the place that you long for the most In the audience at the Cromer Pier Show If you come down to Cromer Pier Sat a girl with her eyes all a flow Have a Cromer crab, breathe pure air She laughed and she cheered Cromer See wonderful shows As the cast all appeared Feel the sand in your toes. Harleston Norfolk Such great entertainment you know You’ll leave without a care There was an old lady called Paloma

Who went on a day trip to Cromer The Pier, poppies, sand and sea She went to the pier There is nowhere else I would rather be, And drank too much beer Cromer Carnival day and the parade of fun Sittingbourne, And ended up on the beach in a coma Now this quiz and limerick is done Kent

No Bonny Baby or Carnival Queen CROMER CARNIVAL LIMERICKS

No parade this year cause of Covid 19 If one nips your toe Lymington But never fear In the pot it must go It will be back next year Norwich But they’re the best bl’imin’ crabs to be had Bigger & better than its ever been

There was a young lady called Fiona There was a young man called Homer Who was an incredible roamer Who went on a day trip to Cromer She looked at her map Northampton He enjoyed it a lot Cromer To see where she’s at This beautiful spot And ended up crabbing at Cromer So he married the local beachcomber

Cromer is lovely this time of year There was a young lady from the coast I like to go for a walk on the pier Who liked Cromer Crab with her toast Go fishing for a crab Sheringham She ate so much CRUSTACEAN Aylsham Get a Coastal kebab She resembled its relation Then to the Kings head for a beer So now her favourite breakfast is a roast.

There was a poet called Homer There was a young lady from Cromer Lazy would be a misnomer Who unfortunately contracted corona Worked hard did the lad Derbyshire She coughed and she sneezed Luton An Odyssey and Iliad And fell to her knees Then had a great holiday in Cromer Now the only way to contact her is to phone ‘er

Oh yes it’s the Cromer quiz Oh Cromer is the place to be Guaranteed to get you in a tizz With esplanade, pier, sand and sea With super hard clues Wolverhampton But the thing I like best West Midlands That could give you the blues Above all the rest If you don’t complete it without a glass of fizz Is some freshly caught crab for my tea

There was a young fellow from Cromer I have been up the Eiffel Tower Who recited the poems of Homer And I have been to the leaning tower of Pisa The Iliad and Odyssey Lymington But you have never lived Sheffield He quoted with modesty Until you have been on Cromer Pier While changing the bag on his stoma There was an old lady from Cromer There was an old man from Cromer Who caught crabs with her boyfriend called Homer Who looked like a garden groma The crabs gave a cheer While out fishing one day Lymington When she fell of the pier Norwich His wife thought he’d turned into clay, And landed on a grumpy beachcomber

Was an effect of her worsening glaucoma Welcome to Cromer Carnival shenanigans once a year All we ask Cromer Hours spent crabbing with a cheeky pier beer Please keep your distance Smiles on our face And wear your mask We’re in our happy place Leicester Cromer memories are the best souvenir There was a young man, a beachcomber Who loved his days out in Cromer There was a young man from Cromer For its sea and its sand Who sickened and fell into a coma And its pier so grand Wymondham He was to have wed Cambridge He thought he deserved a Diploma But soon he was dead So much for our young man from Cromer There was a young crab from Cromer, Who had passed his swimming Diploma A day at the seaside we cheer His friends said to him Kings Lynn With crabs and a beach and a pier Can you teach us to swim Ice creams and chips Cromer We will then be the fastest crabs in Cromer Watching falcons and ships The reason we come year after year

The Carnival quiz was for us Cromer crabs are very sad Four locals saved the fuss They know their fate is rather bad CROMER CARNIVAL LIMERICKS

Take a stroll on the pier Cromer Do not shed a tear Clear your mind with a beer It will be back next year Cromer Then we all went home on a bus To that we can all raise a toast

There was a young lady from Cromer All people know Cromer’s the best Whose dog was a bit of a roamer As a place to come to rest He went off to college Bromley Kent Now even a bird Cromer To improve his knowledge This great news has heard And now his got a Diploma And on Cromer church tower’s his nest

It was Carnival day up in Cromer There was a teenager called Tia With sun hats and sun cream all over Who spent the day on Cromer pier We saw the Red Arrows Chelmsford She pulled up a line Sheringham And even red barrows Essex But all was not fine What memories we have of Cromer As the crab nipped her on the rear

There was a young lady from Cromer A young lad from Cromer went fishing Who travelled cause she was a roamer To catch a big crab he was wishing Tales of travels so fine Gimingham But the net it was bare She would tell us ‘on line’ There was nothing in there Cromer Just in case she had the corona So he ended up fish ‘n’ chipping

Cromer has wide open skies, sand and sea, There was an old woman from Cromer Who had a powerful pungent aroma So pack up your bags and just go see Fishing boats, a pier, lifeboat station and theatre She oft smelt of crab With walks all around, await you there, Sometimes salty old dab Sheringham And soon you will know Cromer is the bestest That smelly old fish wife from Cromer Place to be Buckinghamshire

There was an old man from Cromer There was a young man from Cromer A renowned local beachcomber Actually that’s a bit of a misnomer He went out each week Leicestershire From North Walsham he came The sea’s treasures to seek But snobbery was his game Derbyshire But in lockdown studied the poems of Homer So he said I am a young man from Cromer

There was a young man from Cromer Don’t be a loner Who sat on the pier reading Homer Come to Cromer He wanted a P Sit on the pier Southampton So he dumped in the C Aylsham And enjoy a beer And that was the end of Homer Before you head for homer

There was a young man from Roma Cromer is down by the sea Who fancied a life as a beachcomber Perfect place for you and me When the sea was not rough Aylsham Hurray hip hip Norwich He would bathe in the buff To Tony Shipp And always loved his holiday in Cromer And his deserved MBE

There was a woman called Mona The town of Cromer is the best Who walked her dog daily on the beach in Cromer Stands head and shoulders above the rest They would visit the pier and have a cheeky beer From super cafes, pubs and shops Give a wave to anyone who came near To stunning views from the cliff tops Cromer Until she met the man she married named Homer It leaves you calm, rested and de-stressed Trimingham Cromer is a beautiful town, There was a young lad lived in Cromer A gem of the Norfolk Coast Who had an old dog he called Homer A place to visit Chelmsford Essex They went to the pier To paddle your feet Met all their chums there Hemsby To sunbathe until your toast! And enjoyed hotdogs a coke and a burger

This year Cromer will miss the most Is the best carnival among our fair coast