Upside-Down
Upside-Down Once there lived an Upside-Down Who was the talk of all the town. If he was told to turn to right He turned to left out of spite. If he went sailing in a boat No one could make him understand Why he seem to be afloat And what had happened to the land. He read his letters backside-fore, And wrote his letters backside-fore. So if a “ton” was to be read He read it “not,” the dunnder-head! All his life he was afraid To cross a bridge. He’d always wade (Unless the water was too deep Or the embankment was too steep.) He went into a restaurant; The waiter said, “What do you want?” He said, “I’d like a pair of socks With clocks on them, and in a box.” The circus came to town one day; Of course he went without delay. And everyone said Upside-Down ...