The Delinquent A delinquent who lived on his own Attempted to take out a loan. When the banker said “no,” The man asked with great woe How his library fees had been known. The Shrew A woman who came from the zoo Met for lunch with a man that she knew. With a gripe and an ache, She complained of her cake. The man thought she had switched with a shrew. The Smooth Operator A rich man who lived in Vermont Tried to hit on a young debutante. He approached the sweet belle, But he tripped and he fell. Although flattened, he still tried to vaunt!