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!
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"Topsy-Turvy World" is showing what a joke of a definition it is when opposite happens or opposition to what should be like with :
"If the pony rode his master, "
which is a hint for if we might mess up by not keeping discipline and to what extent. Because it seems to not have a whistle with the wink when one's own set of wrenches are working for more than a wink since addressing :
" the cats had the dire disaster
To be worried, sir, by the mouse;"
which is to have growing up by a model for it.
The indentations after each if give further reinforcent of whether funny is 'good is bad and bad is good' while one such unfairness shouldn't suddenly emerge :
"If the buttercups ate the cows,"
when pairing gets looked at for sufficiency.
So, then it all plays up to whether we goof when trying to kid with the kids to begin with. It could be semi-consciously felt when wool is being asked now that it is as silly as asking the sheep if it's full with fleece. So memorized shouldn't just be done but subtlety known for joviality of voila. By a conversely? -
A lively rhythmic piece that would appeal to children. I especially like the chorus of mixed up nursery rhymes.
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