IF the butterfly courted the bee,
And the owl the porcupine;
If churches were built in the sea,
And three times one was nine;
If the pony rode his master,
If the buttercups ate the cows,
If the cats had the dire disaster
To be worried, sir, by the mouse;
If mamma, sir, sold the baby
To a gypsy for half a crown;
If a gentleman, sir, was a lady,—
The world would be Upside-down!
If any or all of these wonders
Should ever come about,
I should not consider them blunders,
For I should be Inside-out!
Chorus
Ba-ba, black wool,
Have you any sheep?
Yes, sir, a packfull,
Creep, mouse, creep!
Four-and-twenty little maids
Hanging out the pie,
Out jump’d the honey-pot,
Guy Fawkes, Guy!
Cross latch, cross latch,
Sit and spin the fire;
When the pie was open’d,
The bird was on the brier!
Sometimes mind wonder with 'ifs'- - How the world it would be! On leisurely moments we are happy about imagining pleasurable absurd thoughts, questioning and answering.Funny and beautiful write.
My childhood poem; my delight, it makes me light-headed when emotionally loaded.
Topsy turvy world is nicely composed to make all laugh and the ending stanza is humorous rhyming song!
This Topsy-Turvy World gave so many smiles in the first part of the poem and peels of laughter in the second part. Thoroughly enjoyed it.
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
Ah, Mister Rands! I wonder how much he had to drink just before he wrote this! Silly but quite fun, nevertheless.