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 cat had the dire disaster,
To be worried, sir, by the mouse;
If mamma, sir, sold the baby
To a gipsy for half-a-crown;
If a gentleman, sir, was a lady,
The world would be Upside-Down!
If any of all these wonders
Should ever come about
I should not consider them blunders,
For I should be Inside-Out!
~ William Brighty Rands (1823 - 1882) British writer, known for his Victorian era nursery rhymes.
[Photo files: Upper Canada Village, Kingston]
