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Position:Home>Arts & Humanities> How does the poem "there once was a man from nantucket" go.?Question: How does the poem "there once was a man from nantucket" go.?there once was a man from nantucket....i never knew the whole poem can someone please tell me what the rest of it mean please Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: Its not a poem. Its a common opening line for a limerick. Limericks are 5 lines, with the first, second, and fifth lines rhyming, while the third and fourth rhyme together. Here is the original to your question... There once was a man from Nantucket Who kept all his cash in a bucket. But his daughter, named Nan, Ran away with a man And as for the bucket, Nantucket. The last line is a joke to mean that Nan, (his daughter), took the bucket of money. "And as for the bucket, Nan took it." But, there are a lot of limericks made up with the start of..."There once was a man from Nantucket..." Make up your own. Limericks are easy to come up with. Heres one I just made up... Limericks can be easy to do, but they may be harder for you. Find a subject thats fun, before long, you'll be done. And it may be quite funny, too. Good luck. |