Came across this droplet of knowledge today. by Fartistotle Tags:Northern IrelandUnited Kingdom 3 comments What book is this? “There was a young fella named Rollocks Who worked for Ferrier Pollocks. As he walked on the strand With a girl by the hand The water came up to his ankle. “That,” declared Behan, “is prose. But if the tide had been in it would have been poetry.” As a Dubliner, Amen to that. Leave a ReplyYou must be logged in to post a comment.
“There was a young fella named Rollocks Who worked for Ferrier Pollocks. As he walked on the strand With a girl by the hand The water came up to his ankle. “That,” declared Behan, “is prose. But if the tide had been in it would have been poetry.”
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What book is this?
“There was a young fella named Rollocks
Who worked for Ferrier Pollocks.
As he walked on the strand
With a girl by the hand
The water came up to his ankle.
“That,” declared Behan, “is prose. But if the tide had been in it would have been poetry.”
As a Dubliner, Amen to that.