Possible Clues:

• 'There once --man from ...'
• 'There once man from ...'
• 'That close one!'
• 'I ___ Teenage Werewolf'
• "It ___ Very Good Year"
• Ice Cube's 'It __ Good Day'
• Ice Cube's "It __ Good Day"
• Third and fourth word in many limericks
• 'There ___ young...' (common limerick start)