Romance in Mayberry - Valentine's Day Poetry from Mayberry

The romantic poetic stylings of Mayberry's Barney Fife, Otis Campbell, Ernest T. Bass and Warren Ferguson on "The Andy Griffith Show."

Barney Fife:

There once was a warbling deputy,

Whose love songs defied serendipity;

Each tone was unique -

Each and every last squeak,

As he sang to Juanita some love ditty.

Otis Campbell:

There also was in the same town a man

Who thought women needed a firmer hand

Part of his game plan

Involved a leg of lamb -

Sometimes it's the one thing they understand.

Ernest T. Bass:

For romance you might just need a looking glass

If a rock doesn't shatter it sailing past.

For love in the hills

You might enjoy the thrills

Of romancing the rock throwing Mr. Bass.

Warren Ferguson:

Warren was a sleep-walking deputy,

Bumbling by day, but asleep quite witty.

He wooed not a frump

Choosing lovely Miss Crump,

But he slept through it all - what a great pity!

--Previously published in The Mayberry Poem - a Tribute to Mayberry

~ Mayberry Valentine ~

A poem about three Mayberry couples for Valentine's Day. Barney and Thelma Lou, Andy and Helen, and Goober and Flora find love in Mayberry.

Barney had a sweetheart

Her name was Thelma Lou

And they were fond of the duck pond

Where they would sit and coo.

Andy's steady girlfriend

Was Helen Crump, you know,

And they'd tarry in Mayberry

Where couples often go.

Goober's girlfriend, Flora,

Gave him a better plate,

Hoping no doubt he'd ask her out,

And soon she had a date.

So if you'd like some romance

There's just one place to be --

A Valentine sure to be fine,

With love from Mayberry!

--Previously published in The Mayberry Poem - a Tribute to Mayberry

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