Song lyrics reimagined as a limerick.
A dad, with his kin full of glee,
To Minnesota they longed just to be.
Past odd sights they did roam,
To a stringy sphere's home,
A grand ball of twine they would see!
At the Italian place, love felt brand new,
Like the finest red wine, its vintage so true.
But life's sauce can turn sour,
Love lost in an hour,
Yet friendship, like good wine, sees us through.
A singer whose feelings were deep,
His promise of true love to keep.
With a hopeful "Oh, do!"
"Please just love me!" said you,
For affection his heart would then leap.
More than just a quirky 80s hit, Men Without Hats’ “The Safety Dance” emerged as a vibrant protest against the rules of the dance floor—a call for freedom of expression when bouncers tried to stop new wave pogoing. We’ve captured this defiant spirit in a concise, 5-line limerick, offering a new perspective on grooving exactly how you please.
A dancer declared with great glee,
"My friends who won't dance aren't for me!
We'll go where we please,
And groove with great ease,
Where safety's our guiding decree!"
This limerick perfectly distills the song’s core message: a joyful, anti-establishment declaration of independence on the dance floor. It champions the right to dance individually and freely, making “safety” not about restraint, but about the security of expressing oneself authentically, just as “The Safety Dance” championed.
His troubles, once distant and small,
Now loomed, casting shadows on all.
He longed for the day,
When love was a play,
And yesterday answered his call.
