It all started back in 1995 with a Limerick on Leprechaun 3 which goes like this: There once was a man from Madras, who had balls made of fine brass, in stormy weather they clang together, and sparks flew out of his ass. Fast forward all those years later (approximately a couple years ago) and I was inspired to write some Limericks myself. And as it turns out a few those Limericks owe a debt to Leprechaun 3. This Limerick in particular also is partly an homage to a Sea Shanty collection I'd been listening to for quite some time. Sea Shanties are mostly related to sailing, war, etc. They're songs which are often sung in bars throughout the world. But there are a great many groups out there which sing sea shanties. There are some pretty good ones on YouTube. My favorite is titled A Collection of Sea Shanties (vocal only). It was shared 8yrs ago by Matt Dearing. It's had over 9 Million Views. That's not too shabby for a Sea Shanty collection.